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Recognised as Colour

#5C3BE4

  • #5C3BE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C3BE4 is a blue with RGB values 92, 59, 228 and HSL 252°, 76%, 56%. 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 violet.

Colour values

#5C3BE4#5C3BE4
HEX#5C3BE4
RGBrgb(92, 59, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2314, 0.8941
RGB percentages36.1%, 23.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(251.7, 75.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 74.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK59.6%, 74.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,044,644
CSS custom property--colour: #5C3BE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A3C41B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3E43B
Analogous#3B6FE4, #B03BE4
Triadic#E45C3B, #3BE45C
Split complementary#E4B03B, #6FE43B
Tetradic#E43B6F, #C3E43B, #3BE4B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EEFD
Lighter +30%#CCC1F7
Lighter +20%#A795F0
Lighter +10%#8168EA
Darker −10%#3F1DCF
Darker −20%#3216A3
Darker −30%#241076
Darker −40%#160A49
More saturated +25%#4C20FF
Less saturated −25%#6D57C8

Channel breakdown

R92
G59
B228
Red92 (36.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue251.72°
Saturation (HSL)75.78%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 3B · B E4

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