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Colour

#5B49DD

  • #5B49DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B49DD is a blue with RGB values 91, 73, 221 and HSL 247°, 69%, 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

#5B49DD#5B49DD
HEX#5B49DD
RGBrgb(91, 73, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.2863, 0.8667
RGB percentages35.7%, 28.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(247.3, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 67%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,982,685
CSS custom property--colour: #5B49DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A4B622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00708Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 24Dark blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBDD49
Analogous#4981DD, #A549DD
Triadic#DD5B49, #49DD5B
Split complementary#DDA549, #81DD49
Tetradic#DD4981, #CBDD49, #49DDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5FD
Lighter +30%#CFCAF5
Lighter +20%#A89FED
Lighter +10%#8274E5
Darker −10%#3B26CD
Darker −20%#2E1EA2
Darker −30%#221677
Darker −40%#160E4C
More saturated +25%#472EF8
Less saturated −25%#6F64C2

Channel breakdown

R91
G73
B221
Red91 (35.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue247.3°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 49 · B DD

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