Recognised as Colour

#5D40DF

#5D40DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5D40DF is a blue with RGB values 93, 64, 223 and HSL 251°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5D40DF#5D40DF

HEX#5D40DF

RGBrgb(93, 64, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.251, 0.8745

RGB percentages36.5%, 25.1%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(250.9, 71.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 71.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK58.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,111,455

CSS custom property--colour: #5D40DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#A2BF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#056B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Dark violet · ΔE 23.3 Medium blue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2DF40

Analogous#4073DF, #AC40DF

Triadic#DF5D40, #40DF5D

Split complementary#DFAC40, #73DF40

Tetradic#DF4073, #C2DF40, #40DFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1EFFC

Lighter +30%#CCC3F5

Lighter +20%#A797EE

Lighter +10%#826CE6

Darker −10%#4122CA

Darker −20%#331B9E

Darker −30%#251373

Darker −40%#170C47

More saturated +25%#4B24FB

Less saturated −25%#6F5CC3

Channel breakdown

R93

G64

B223

Red93 (36.5%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue250.94°

Saturation (HSL)71.3%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 40 · B DF

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Colour harmonies

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