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Recognised as Colour

#5D40CA

  • #5D40CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D40CA is a blue with RGB values 93, 64, 202 and HSL 253°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5D40CA#5D40CA
HEX#5D40CA
RGBrgb(93, 64, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.251, 0.7922
RGB percentages36.5%, 25.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(252.6, 56.6%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 68.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK54%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,111,434
CSS custom property--colour: #5D40CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#A2BF35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2F6480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADCA40
Analogous#4068CA, #A240CA
Triadic#CA5D40, #40CA5D
Split complementary#CAA240, #68CA40
Tetradic#CA4068, #ADCA40, #40CAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E0F6
Lighter +30%#C3B8EB
Lighter +20%#A190E0
Lighter +10%#7F68D5
Darker −10%#482FA8
Darker −20%#372480
Darker −30%#261958
Darker −40%#150D31
More saturated +25%#4B21E8
Less saturated −25%#6F5EAB

Channel breakdown

R93
G64
B202
Red93 (36.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue252.61°
Saturation (HSL)56.56%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 40 · B CA

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