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Colour

#5B4DAE

  • #5B4DAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5B4DAE is a blue with RGB values 91, 77, 174 and HSL 249°, 39%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5B4DAE#5B4DAE
HEX#5B4DAE
RGBrgb(91, 77, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.302, 0.6824
RGB percentages35.7%, 30.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(248.7, 38.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 55.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK47.7%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,983,662
CSS custom property--colour: #5B4DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A4B251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#155EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1159ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3F6276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0AE4D
Analogous#4D70AE, #8C4DAE
Triadic#AE5B4D, #4DAE5B
Split complementary#AE8C4D, #70AE4D
Tetradic#AE4D6F, #A0AE4D, #4DAE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD9EE
Lighter +30%#BBB6DE
Lighter +20%#9B92CF
Lighter +10%#7A6FBF
Darker −10%#493D8B
Darker −20%#362E67
Darker −30%#241E44
Darker −40%#110E21
More saturated +25%#452ECD
Less saturated −25%#716C8F

Channel breakdown

R91
G77
B174
Red91 (35.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue248.66°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 4D · B AE

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