Colour

#5C27FF

#5C27FF
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Nearest: Blue

#5C27FF is a blue with RGB values 92, 39, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#5C27FF#5C27FF

HEX#5C27FF

RGBrgb(92, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages36.1%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(254.7, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK63.9%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,039,551

CSS custom property--colour: #5C27FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#A3D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 15.3 Medium blue · ΔE 16.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.4 Dark violet · ΔE 25.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.8 Dark blue · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF27

Analogous#275EFF, #C827FF

Triadic#FF5C27, #27FF5C

Split complementary#FFC827, #5EFF27

Tetradic#FF275E, #CAFF27, #27FFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3FF

Lighter +30%#CFC0FF

Lighter +20%#A98DFF

Lighter +10%#825AFF

Darker −10%#3C00F3

Darker −20%#2F00C0

Darker −30%#23008D

Darker −40%#16005A

More saturated +25%#5C27FF

Less saturated −25%#6A42E4

Channel breakdown

R92

G39

B255

Red92 (36.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue254.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 27 · B FF

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