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Recognised as Colour

#5C40F3

  • #5C40F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C40F3 is a blue with RGB values 92, 64, 243 and HSL 249°, 88%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C40F3#5C40F3
HEX#5C40F3
RGBrgb(92, 64, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.251, 0.9529
RGB percentages36.1%, 25.1%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(249.4, 88.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 73.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK62.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,045,939
CSS custom property--colour: #5C40F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A3BF0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9Blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7F340
Analogous#407DF3, #B540F3
Triadic#F35C40, #40F35C
Split complementary#F3B540, #7DF340
Tetradic#F3407E, #D7F340, #40F3B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7D0FC
Lighter +20%#AEA0F9
Lighter +10%#8570F6
Darker −10%#3310F0
Darker −20%#280CC1
Darker −30%#1E0991
Darker −40%#140661
More saturated +25%#5434FF
Less saturated −25%#6D59DA

Channel breakdown

R92
G64
B243
Red92 (36.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue249.39°
Saturation (HSL)88.18%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 40 · B F3

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