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Recognised as Colour

#5C49EF

  • #5C49EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5C49EF is a blue with RGB values 92, 73, 239 and HSL 247°, 84%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5C49EF#5C49EF
HEX#5C49EF
RGBrgb(92, 73, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.2863, 0.9373
RGB percentages36.1%, 28.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(246.9, 83.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 69.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,048,239
CSS custom property--colour: #5C49EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A3B610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium blue · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEF49
Analogous#4989EF, #AF49EF
Triadic#EF5C49, #49EF5C
Split complementary#EFAF49, #89EF49
Tetradic#EF4989, #DCEF49, #49EFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAD6FB
Lighter +20%#B0A7F7
Lighter +10%#8678F3
Darker −10%#321AEB
Darker −20%#2511C1
Darker −30%#1C0D92
Darker −40%#130963
More saturated +25%#5039FF
Less saturated −25%#6F62D6

Channel breakdown

R92
G73
B239
Red92 (36.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue246.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.84%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 49 · B EF

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