Colour

#5E4EEA

#5E4EEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E4EEA is a blue with RGB values 94, 78, 234 and HSL 246°, 79%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E4EEA

RGBrgb(94, 78, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3059, 0.9176

RGB percentages36.9%, 30.6%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(246.2, 78.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 66.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK59.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,180,586

CSS custom property--colour: #5E4EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#A1B115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 20.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.4 Royal blue · ΔE 26.4 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)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#DAEA4E

Analogous#4E8CEA, #AC4EEA

Triadic#EA5E4E, #4EEA5E

Split complementary#EAAC4E, #8CEA4E

Tetradic#EA4E8C, #DAEA4E, #4EEAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAD7FA

Lighter +20%#B1A9F5

Lighter +10%#877CEF

Darker −10%#3520E5

Darker −20%#2716BC

Darker −30%#1E118E

Darker −40%#140B61

More saturated +25%#4D39FF

Less saturated −25%#7267D1

Channel breakdown

R94

G78

B234

Red94 (36.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue246.15°

Saturation (HSL)78.79%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 4E · B EA

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