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Recognised as Colour

#5B3ECA

  • #5B3ECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B3ECA is a blue with RGB values 91, 62, 202 and HSL 252°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5B3ECA#5B3ECA
HEX#5B3ECA
RGBrgb(91, 62, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2431, 0.7922
RGB percentages35.7%, 24.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(252.4, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK55%, 69.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,979,850
CSS custom property--colour: #5B3ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A4C135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#29637Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADCA3E
Analogous#3E67CA, #A13ECA
Triadic#CA5B3E, #3ECA5B
Split complementary#CAA13E, #67CA3E
Tetradic#CA3E67, #ADCA3E, #3ECAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DEF6
Lighter +30%#C1B6EB
Lighter +20%#9F8EE0
Lighter +10%#7D66D5
Darker −10%#472EA7
Darker −20%#36237F
Darker −30%#251857
Darker −40%#140D2F
More saturated +25%#491FE9
Less saturated −25%#6D5DAB

Channel breakdown

R91
G62
B202
Red91 (35.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue252.43°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 3E · B CA

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