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Recognised as Colour

#5C3CED

  • #5C3CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C3CED is a blue with RGB values 92, 60, 237 and HSL 251°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C3CED#5C3CED
HEX#5C3CED
RGBrgb(92, 60, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2353, 0.9294
RGB percentages36.1%, 23.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(250.8, 83.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 74.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,044,909
CSS custom property--colour: #5C3CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A3C312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.6Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dark blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDED3C
Analogous#3C75ED, #B43CED
Triadic#ED5C3C, #3CED5C
Split complementary#EDB43C, #75ED3C
Tetradic#ED3C75, #CDED3C, #3CEDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F7FE
Lighter +30%#D1C8FA
Lighter +20%#AA99F6
Lighter +10%#836BF1
Darker −10%#3A15E1
Darker −20%#2E10B3
Darker −30%#220C84
Darker −40%#160855
More saturated +25%#512AFF
Less saturated −25%#6D57D2

Channel breakdown

R92
G60
B237
Red92 (36.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue250.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 3C · B ED

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