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Recognised as Colour

#5C4899

  • #5C4899
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C4899 is a blue with RGB values 92, 72, 153 and HSL 255°, 36%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C4899#5C4899
HEX#5C4899
RGBrgb(92, 72, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2824, 0.6
RGB percentages36.1%, 28.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(254.8, 36%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 52.9%, 60%)
CMYK39.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,047,897
CSS custom property--colour: #5C4899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A3B766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26579Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#295497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C5969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 6Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#859948
Analogous#485D99, #844899
Triadic#995C48, #48995C
Split complementary#998548, #5C9948
Tetradic#99485D, #859948, #489984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC8E5
Lighter +30%#B1A5D5
Lighter +20%#9383C4
Lighter +10%#7560B4
Darker −10%#473876
Darker −20%#322754
Darker −30%#1D1731
Darker −40%#09070E
More saturated +25%#4E2CB5
Less saturated −25%#6A647D

Channel breakdown

R92
G72
B153
Red92 (36.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue254.81°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 48 · B 99

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