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Recognised as Colour

#5B38FB

  • #5B38FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#5B38FB is a blue with RGB values 91, 56, 251 and HSL 251°, 96%, 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

#5B38FB#5B38FB
HEX#5B38FB
RGBrgb(91, 56, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2196, 0.9843
RGB percentages35.7%, 22%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(250.8, 96.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 77.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK63.7%, 77.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,978,363
CSS custom property--colour: #5B38FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A4C704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Dark violet · ΔE 23Blue · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FB38
Analogous#3877FB, #BC38FB
Triadic#FB5B38, #38FB5B
Split complementary#FBBD38, #76FB38
Tetradic#FB3877, #D8FB38, #38FBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7CEFE
Lighter +20%#AD9CFD
Lighter +10%#846AFC
Darker −10%#3206FA
Darker −20%#2704C9
Darker −30%#1E0397
Darker −40%#140265
More saturated +25%#5834FF
Less saturated −25%#6B51E2

Channel breakdown

R91
G56
B251
Red91 (35.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 38 · B FB

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