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Recognised as Colour

#5D3DCB

  • #5D3DCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D3DCB is a blue with RGB values 93, 61, 203 and HSL 254°, 58%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5D3DCB#5D3DCB
HEX#5D3DCB
RGBrgb(93, 61, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2392, 0.7961
RGB percentages36.5%, 23.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(253.5, 57.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 70%, 79.6%)
CMYK54.2%, 70%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,110,667
CSS custom property--colour: #5D3DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A2C234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#2E6280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABCB3D
Analogous#3D64CB, #A43DCB
Triadic#CB5D3D, #3DCB5D
Split complementary#CBA43D, #64CB3D
Tetradic#CB3D64, #ABCB3D, #3DCBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DEF6
Lighter +30%#C2B6EB
Lighter +20%#A08DE1
Lighter +10%#7F65D6
Darker −10%#492DA8
Darker −20%#372280
Darker −30%#261758
Darker −40%#140D2F
More saturated +25%#4C1EEA
Less saturated −25%#6E5CAC

Channel breakdown

R93
G61
B203
Red93 (36.5%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue253.52°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 3D · B CB

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