Recognised as Colour

#5B5EBE

#5B5EBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#5B5EBE is a blue with RGB values 91, 94, 190 and HSL 238°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B5EBE

RGBrgb(91, 94, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3686, 0.7451

RGB percentages35.7%, 36.9%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(238.2, 43.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 52.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK52.1%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,030

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#A4A141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F6CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2465BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#317385no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 15.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEBB5B

Analogous#5B8FBE, #8A5BBE

Triadic#BE5B5E, #5EBE5B

Split complementary#BE8A5B, #90BE5B

Tetradic#BE5B8F, #BEBB5B, #5BBE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEDF8

Lighter +30%#C9CAE9

Lighter +20%#A4A6DB

Lighter +10%#8082CC

Darker −10%#4144A5

Darker −20%#333580

Darker −30%#24265C

Darker −40%#161737

More saturated +25%#3E43DB

Less saturated −25%#7879A1

Channel breakdown

R91

G94

B190

Red91 (35.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue238.18°

Saturation (HSL)43.23%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 5E · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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