Colour

#5D3CD5

#5D3CD5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5D3CD5 is a blue with RGB values 93, 60, 213 and HSL 253°, 65%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5D3CD5#5D3CD5

HEX#5D3CD5

RGBrgb(93, 60, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2353, 0.8353

RGB percentages36.5%, 23.5%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(252.9, 64.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 71.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK56.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,110,421

CSS custom property--colour: #5D3CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A2C32A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#216685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark blue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4D53C

Analogous#3C67D5, #AA3CD5

Triadic#D55D3C, #3CD55D

Split complementary#D5AA3C, #68D53C

Tetradic#D53C67, #B4D53C, #3CD5AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E4F9

Lighter +30%#C6BAF0

Lighter +20%#A390E7

Lighter +10%#8066DE

Darker −10%#4627B7

Darker −20%#361E8D

Darker −30%#261563

Darker −40%#160C39

More saturated +25%#4C1EF3

Less saturated −25%#6E5AB7

Channel breakdown

R93

G60

B213

Red93 (36.5%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue252.94°

Saturation (HSL)64.56%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 3C · B D5

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