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Recognised as Colour

#5E3FF2

  • #5E3FF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5E3FF2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 63, 242 and HSL 250°, 87%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5E3FF2#5E3FF2
HEX#5E3FF2
RGBrgb(94, 63, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2471, 0.949
RGB percentages36.9%, 24.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(250.4, 87.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 74%, 94.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 74%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,176,754
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3FF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A1C00D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Dark violet · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9Blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3F23F
Analogous#3F7AF2, #B73FF2
Triadic#F25E3F, #3FF25E
Split complementary#F2B73F, #7AF23F
Tetradic#F23F7A, #D3F23F, #3FF2B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D6CEFC
Lighter +20%#AE9FF8
Lighter +10%#866FF5
Darker −10%#3710EE
Darker −20%#2C0DBE
Darker −30%#210A8E
Darker −40%#16065F
More saturated +25%#5632FF
Less saturated −25%#6F59D8

Channel breakdown

R94
G63
B242
Red94 (36.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue250.39°
Saturation (HSL)87.32%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 3F · B F2

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