Colour

#5B4CAF

#5B4CAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5B4CAF is a blue with RGB values 91, 76, 175 and HSL 249°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B4CAF

RGBrgb(91, 76, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.298, 0.6863

RGB percentages35.7%, 29.8%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(249.1, 39.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 56.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK48%, 56.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,983,407

CSS custom property--colour: #5B4CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#A4B350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D5EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A58ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#3F6276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Royal blue · ΔE 17.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A0AF4C

Analogous#4C6EAF, #8D4CAF

Triadic#AF5B4C, #4CAF5B

Split complementary#AF8D4C, #6EAF4C

Tetradic#AF4C6E, #A0AF4C, #4CAF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCD9EE

Lighter +30%#BBB5DF

Lighter +20%#9B92CF

Lighter +10%#7A6EC0

Darker −10%#493D8B

Darker −20%#362D68

Darker −30%#241E44

Darker −40%#110E21

More saturated +25%#452DCE

Less saturated −25%#716B90

Channel breakdown

R91

G76

B175

Red91 (35.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue249.09°

Saturation (HSL)39.44%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 4C · B AF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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