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Recognised as Colour

#5D5491

  • #5D5491
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D5491 is a blue with RGB values 93, 84, 145 and HSL 249°, 27%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D5491#5D5491
HEX#5D5491
RGBrgb(93, 84, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3294, 0.5686
RGB percentages36.5%, 32.9%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(248.9, 26.6%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 42.1%, 56.9%)
CMYK35.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,116,497
CSS custom property--colour: #5D5491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A2AB6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405D93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#405B90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#50606Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#889154
Analogous#546A91, #7B5491
Triadic#915D54, #54915D
Split complementary#917B54, #6A9154
Tetradic#91546A, #889154, #54917B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1CEE3
Lighter +30%#B3AED0
Lighter +20%#958EBD
Lighter +10%#766DAB
Darker −10%#484171
Darker −20%#342F50
Darker −30%#1F1C30
Darker −40%#0A0910
More saturated +25%#4937AE
Less saturated −25%#717174

Channel breakdown

R93
G84
B145
Red93 (36.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue248.85°
Saturation (HSL)26.64%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 54 · B 91

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