Colour

#5D49E7

#5D49E7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D49E7 is a blue with RGB values 93, 73, 231 and HSL 248°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D49E7

RGBrgb(93, 73, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2863, 0.9059

RGB percentages36.5%, 28.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(247.6, 76.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 68.4%, 90.6%)

CMYK59.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,113,767

CSS custom property--colour: #5D49E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A2B618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Medium blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3E749

Analogous#4984E7, #AC49E7

Triadic#E75D49, #49E75D

Split complementary#E7AC49, #84E749

Tetradic#E74984, #D3E749, #49E7AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#D5D0F9

Lighter +20%#ADA3F3

Lighter +10%#8576ED

Darker −10%#361DE0

Darker −20%#2B18B2

Darker −30%#201285

Darker −40%#150C58

More saturated +25%#4B31FF

Less saturated −25%#7063CD

Channel breakdown

R93

G73

B231

Red93 (36.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue247.59°

Saturation (HSL)76.7%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 49 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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