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Colour

#5B48DF

  • #5B48DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B48DF is a blue with RGB values 91, 72, 223 and HSL 248°, 70%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5B48DF#5B48DF
HEX#5B48DF
RGBrgb(91, 72, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2824, 0.8745
RGB percentages35.7%, 28.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(247.5, 70.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 67.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK59.2%, 67.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,431
CSS custom property--colour: #5B48DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A4B720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00708Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Dark blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDF48
Analogous#4880DF, #A648DF
Triadic#DF5B48, #48DF5B
Split complementary#DFA748, #80DF48
Tetradic#DF4881, #CCDF48, #48DFA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F6FD
Lighter +30%#D0CAF6
Lighter +20%#A99FEE
Lighter +10%#8273E7
Darker −10%#3A24D0
Darker −20%#2E1DA4
Darker −30%#221579
Darker −40%#160E4D
More saturated +25%#472DFA
Less saturated −25%#6F63C4

Channel breakdown

R91
G72
B223
Red91 (35.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue247.55°
Saturation (HSL)70.23%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 48 · B DF

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