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Recognised as Colour

#5D4ADB

  • #5D4ADB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D4ADB is a blue with RGB values 93, 74, 219 and HSL 248°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5D4ADB#5D4ADB
HEX#5D4ADB
RGBrgb(93, 74, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.2902, 0.8588
RGB percentages36.5%, 29%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(247.9, 66.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 66.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK57.5%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,114,011
CSS custom property--colour: #5D4ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A2B524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#116F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8DB4A
Analogous#4A80DB, #A54ADB
Triadic#DB5D4A, #4ADB5D
Split complementary#DBA54A, #80DB4A
Tetradic#DB4A80, #C8DB4A, #4ADBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4FD
Lighter +30%#CFCAF4
Lighter +20%#A99FEC
Lighter +10%#8375E3
Darker −10%#3D28CA
Darker −20%#30209F
Darker −30%#231775
Darker −40%#170F4A
More saturated +25%#492FF6
Less saturated −25%#7165C0

Channel breakdown

R93
G74
B219
Red93 (36.5%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue247.86°
Saturation (HSL)66.82%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 4A · B DB

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