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Recognised as Colour

#5D42E0

  • #5D42E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5D42E0 is a blue with RGB values 93, 66, 224 and HSL 250°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5D42E0#5D42E0
HEX#5D42E0
RGBrgb(93, 66, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2588, 0.8784
RGB percentages36.5%, 25.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(250.3, 71.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 70.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK58.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,111,968
CSS custom property--colour: #5D42E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A2BD1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5E042
Analogous#4276E0, #AC42E0
Triadic#E05D42, #42E05D
Split complementary#E0AC42, #76E042
Tetradic#E04276, #C5E042, #42E0AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F1FD
Lighter +30%#CEC5F6
Lighter +20%#A89AEE
Lighter +10%#836EE7
Darker −10%#3F22CD
Darker −20%#321AA2
Darker −30%#241376
Darker −40%#170C4A
More saturated +25%#4B26FC
Less saturated −25%#6F5EC4

Channel breakdown

R93
G66
B224
Red93 (36.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue250.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 42 · B E0

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