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Recognised as Colour

#5D528C

  • #5D528C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D528C is a blue with RGB values 93, 82, 140 and HSL 251°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D528C#5D528C
HEX#5D528C
RGBrgb(93, 82, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3216, 0.549
RGB percentages36.5%, 32.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(251.4, 26.1%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 41.4%, 54.9%)
CMYK33.6%, 41.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,115,980
CSS custom property--colour: #5D528C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A2AD73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405B8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#41598Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#525D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818C52
Analogous#52648C, #7A528C
Triadic#8C5D52, #528C5D
Split complementary#8C7A52, #648C52
Tetradic#8C5264, #818C52, #528C7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECAE0
Lighter +30%#B1AACD
Lighter +20%#938ABA
Lighter +10%#756AA7
Darker −10%#483F6C
Darker −20%#322C4C
Darker −30%#1D192C
Darker −40%#08070B
More saturated +25%#4C36A8
Less saturated −25%#6E6E70

Channel breakdown

R93
G82
B140
Red93 (36.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue251.38°
Saturation (HSL)26.13%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 52 · B 8C

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