Colour

#5D5EFF

#5D5EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D5EFF is a blue with RGB values 93, 94, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5D5EFF#5D5EFF

HEX#5D5EFF

RGBrgb(93, 94, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3686, 1

RGB percentages36.5%, 36.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(239.6, 100%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 63.5%, 100%)

CMYK63.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,119,167

CSS custom property--colour: #5D5EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#A2A100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0087A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7 Medium purple · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFFE5D

Analogous#5DAFFF, #AD5DFF

Triadic#FF5D5E, #5EFF5D

Split complementary#FFAD5D, #AFFF5D

Tetradic#FF5DAF, #FFFE5D, #5DFFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6FF

Lighter +20%#C3C3FF

Lighter +10%#9091FF

Darker −10%#2A2BFF

Darker −20%#0002F6

Darker −30%#0001C3

Darker −40%#000190

More saturated +25%#5D5EFF

Less saturated −25%#7172EB

Channel breakdown

R93

G94

B255

Red93 (36.5%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue239.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 5E · B FF

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Colour values

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