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Recognised as Colour

#5D508D

  • #5D508D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D508D is a blue with RGB values 93, 80, 141 and HSL 253°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D508D#5D508D
HEX#5D508D
RGBrgb(93, 80, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3137, 0.5529
RGB percentages36.5%, 31.4%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(252.8, 27.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 43.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK34%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,115,469
CSS custom property--colour: #5D508D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A2AF72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E588Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#525B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#808D50
Analogous#50618D, #7C508D
Triadic#8D5D50, #508D5D
Split complementary#8D7C50, #628D50
Tetradic#8D5062, #808D50, #508D7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC9E0
Lighter +30%#B0A8CE
Lighter +20%#9388BB
Lighter +10%#7567A9
Darker −10%#483E6C
Darker −20%#322B4C
Darker −30%#1D192B
Darker −40%#07060B
More saturated +25%#4D34A9
Less saturated −25%#6D6C71

Channel breakdown

R93
G80
B141
Red93 (36.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue252.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.6%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 50 · B 8D

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