Colour

#5E4AD7

#5E4AD7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E4AD7 is a blue with RGB values 94, 74, 215 and HSL 249°, 64%, 57%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E4AD7

RGBrgb(94, 74, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.2902, 0.8431

RGB percentages36.9%, 29%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(248.5, 63.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 65.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK56.3%, 65.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,179,543

CSS custom property--colour: #5E4AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#A1B528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#1F6E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6 Slate blue · ΔE 16.2 Royal blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3D74A

Analogous#4A7DD7, #A44AD7

Triadic#D75E4A, #4AD75E

Split complementary#D7A44A, #7DD74A

Tetradic#D74A7D, #C3D74A, #4AD7A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F1FC

Lighter +30%#CDC7F3

Lighter +20%#A89EE9

Lighter +10%#8374E0

Darker −10%#412BC3

Darker −20%#332299

Darker −30%#25196F

Darker −40%#170F46

More saturated +25%#4A2EF3

Less saturated −25%#7266BB

Channel breakdown

R94

G74

B215

Red94 (36.9%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue248.51°

Saturation (HSL)63.8%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 4A · B D7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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