Colour

#5B33FF

#5B33FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5B33FF is a blue with RGB values 91, 51, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5B33FF#5B33FF

HEX#5B33FF

RGBrgb(91, 51, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 20%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.8, 100%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 80%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 80%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,977,087

CSS custom property--colour: #5B33FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#A4CC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Blue · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6 Dark blue · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7FF33

Analogous#3371FF, #C133FF

Triadic#FF5B33, #33FF5B

Split complementary#FFC133, #71FF33

Tetradic#FF3371, #D7FF33, #33FFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D6CCFF

Lighter +20%#AD99FF

Lighter +10%#8466FF

Darker −10%#3200FF

Darker −20%#2800CC

Darker −30%#1E0099

Darker −40%#140066

More saturated +25%#5B33FF

Less saturated −25%#6B4CE6

Channel breakdown

R91

G51

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 33 · B FF

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