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Colour

#5E4F97

  • #5E4F97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4F97 is a blue with RGB values 94, 79, 151 and HSL 252°, 31%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4F97#5E4F97
HEX#5E4F97
RGBrgb(94, 79, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3098, 0.5922
RGB percentages36.9%, 31%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(252.5, 31.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 47.7%, 59.2%)
CMYK37.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,180,759
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#A1B068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#375895no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#505D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88974F
Analogous#4F6497, #824F97
Triadic#975E4F, #4F975E
Split complementary#97824F, #64974F
Tetradic#974F64, #88974F, #4F9782

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CDE5
Lighter +30%#B4ACD3
Lighter +20%#968AC2
Lighter +10%#7869B0
Darker −10%#493D76
Darker −20%#342C54
Darker −30%#1F1A33
Darker −40%#0B0911
More saturated +25%#4D32B4
Less saturated −25%#6F6C7A

Channel breakdown

R94
G79
B151
Red94 (36.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue252.5°
Saturation (HSL)31.3%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 4F · B 97

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