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Colour

#5B5AE8

  • #5B5AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5B5AE8 is a blue with RGB values 91, 90, 232 and HSL 240°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5B5AE8#5B5AE8
HEX#5B5AE8
RGBrgb(91, 90, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3529, 0.9098
RGB percentages35.7%, 35.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(240.4, 75.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 61.2%, 91%)
CMYK60.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,987,048
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A4A517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E85A
Analogous#5AA0E8, #A25AE8
Triadic#E85B5A, #5AE85B
Split complementary#E8A25A, #A0E85A
Tetradic#E85AA0, #E7E85A, #5AE8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0FB
Lighter +20%#B4B4F4
Lighter +10%#8787EE
Darker −10%#2F2DE2
Darker −20%#1C1BC1
Darker −30%#161594
Darker −40%#0F0E68
More saturated +25%#4443FF
Less saturated −25%#7272D1

Channel breakdown

R91
G90
B232
Red91 (35.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue240.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.53%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 5A · B E8

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