Recognised as Colour

#5E37FF

#5E37FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#5E37FF is a blue with RGB values 94, 55, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#5E37FF#5E37FF

HEX#5E37FF

RGBrgb(94, 55, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2157, 1

RGB percentages36.9%, 21.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.7, 100%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 78.4%, 100%)

CMYK63.1%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,174,719

CSS custom property--colour: #5E37FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#A1C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 17.5 Blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark violet · ΔE 23.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8FF37

Analogous#3774FF, #C237FF

Triadic#FF5E37, #37FF5E

Split complementary#FFC237, #74FF37

Tetradic#FF3774, #D8FF37, #37FFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9D0FF

Lighter +20%#B09DFF

Lighter +10%#876AFF

Darker −10%#3504FF

Darker −20%#2900D0

Darker −30%#1F009D

Darker −40%#15006A

More saturated +25%#5E37FF

Less saturated −25%#6D50E6

Channel breakdown

R94

G55

B255

Red94 (36.9%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 37 · B FF

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