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Colour

#5E3FFF

  • #5E3FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5E3FFF is a blue with RGB values 94, 63, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5E3FFF#5E3FFF
HEX#5E3FFF
RGBrgb(94, 63, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2471, 1
RGB percentages36.9%, 24.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.7, 100%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 75.3%, 100%)
CMYK63.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,176,767
CSS custom property--colour: #5E3FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A1C000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00779Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Blue · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0FF3F
Analogous#3F80FF, #BE3FFF
Triadic#FF5E3F, #3FFF5E
Split complementary#FFBE3F, #80FF3F
Tetradic#FF3F80, #E0FF3F, #3FFFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DED8FF
Lighter +20%#B4A5FF
Lighter +10%#8972FF
Darker −10%#330CFF
Darker −20%#2300D8
Darker −30%#1B00A5
Darker −40%#120072
More saturated +25%#5E3FFF
Less saturated −25%#6E57E7

Channel breakdown

R94
G63
B255
Red94 (36.9%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 3F · B FF

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