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Recognised as Colour

#5B50E6

  • #5B50E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B50E6 is a blue with RGB values 91, 80, 230 and HSL 244°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5B50E6#5B50E6
HEX#5B50E6
RGBrgb(91, 80, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3137, 0.902
RGB percentages35.7%, 31.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(244.4, 75%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 65.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK60.4%, 65.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,984,486
CSS custom property--colour: #5B50E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A4AF19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE650
Analogous#5090E6, #A650E6
Triadic#E65B50, #50E65B
Split complementary#E6A650, #90E650
Tetradic#E65090, #DBE650, #50E6A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8D6F9
Lighter +20%#AFA9F3
Lighter +10%#857DEC
Darker −10%#3123E0
Darker −20%#251AB6
Darker −30%#1C1489
Darker −40%#130D5D
More saturated +25%#4637FF
Less saturated −25%#7069CD

Channel breakdown

R91
G80
B230
Red91 (35.7%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue244.4°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 50 · B E6

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