Recognised as Colour

#5E37EA

#5E37EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5E37EA is a blue with RGB values 94, 55, 234 and HSL 253°, 81%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5E37EA#5E37EA

HEX#5E37EA

RGBrgb(94, 55, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2157, 0.9176

RGB percentages36.9%, 21.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(253.1, 81%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 76.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK59.8%, 76.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,174,698

CSS custom property--colour: #5E37EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#A1C815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.4 Medium blue · ΔE 17.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1 Blue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3EA37

Analogous#3769EA, #B837EA

Triadic#EA5E37, #37EA5E

Split complementary#EAB837, #69EA37

Tetradic#EA3769, #C3EA37, #37EAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F0FD

Lighter +30%#CDC1F9

Lighter +20%#A893F4

Lighter +10%#8365EF

Darker −10%#4117D7

Darker −20%#3312A9

Darker −30%#250D7B

Darker −40%#17084D

More saturated +25%#5222FF

Less saturated −25%#6E53CE

Channel breakdown

R94

G55

B234

Red94 (36.9%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue253.07°

Saturation (HSL)81%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 37 · B EA

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