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Recognised as Colour

#5E40DF

  • #5E40DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5E40DF is a blue with RGB values 94, 64, 223 and HSL 251°, 71%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5E40DF#5E40DF
HEX#5E40DF
RGBrgb(94, 64, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.251, 0.8745
RGB percentages36.9%, 25.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(251.3, 71.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 71.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK57.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,176,991
CSS custom property--colour: #5E40DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#A1BF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0F6B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Medium blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1DF40
Analogous#4072DF, #AD40DF
Triadic#DF5E40, #40DF5E
Split complementary#DFAE40, #72DF40
Tetradic#DF4072, #C1DF40, #40DFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1EFFC
Lighter +30%#CCC3F5
Lighter +20%#A897EE
Lighter +10%#836CE6
Darker −10%#4222CA
Darker −20%#331B9E
Darker −30%#251373
Darker −40%#170C47
More saturated +25%#4D24FB
Less saturated −25%#6F5CC3

Channel breakdown

R94
G64
B223
Red94 (36.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue251.32°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 40 · B DF

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