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Recognised as Colour

#5B44E6

  • #5B44E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5B44E6 is a blue with RGB values 91, 68, 230 and HSL 249°, 76%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5B44E6#5B44E6
HEX#5B44E6
RGBrgb(91, 68, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2667, 0.902
RGB percentages35.7%, 26.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(248.5, 76.4%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 70.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK60.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,981,414
CSS custom property--colour: #5B44E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A4BB19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFE644
Analogous#447EE6, #AC44E6
Triadic#E65B44, #44E65B
Split complementary#E6AC44, #7EE644
Tetradic#E6447E, #CFE644, #44E6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FE
Lighter +30%#D1CBF8
Lighter +20%#AA9EF2
Lighter +10%#8271EC
Darker −10%#381DDA
Darker −20%#2C17AD
Darker −30%#211180
Darker −40%#150B53
More saturated +25%#492BFF
Less saturated −25%#6E5FCC

Channel breakdown

R91
G68
B230
Red91 (35.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue248.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 44 · B E6

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