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Colour

#5E4FA0

  • #5E4FA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E4FA0 is a blue with RGB values 94, 79, 160 and HSL 251°, 34%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4FA0#5E4FA0
HEX#5E4FA0
RGBrgb(94, 79, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3098, 0.6275
RGB percentages36.9%, 31%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(251.1, 33.9%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 50.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK41.3%, 50.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,180,768
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A1B05F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E5DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F599Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C6070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Midnight blue · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91A04F
Analogous#4F69A0, #864FA0
Triadic#A05E4F, #4FA05E
Split complementary#A0864F, #69A04F
Tetradic#A04F69, #91A04F, #4FA086

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D2E9
Lighter +30%#B7B0D8
Lighter +20%#988EC7
Lighter +10%#7A6CB6
Darker −10%#4A3E7E
Darker −20%#362D5C
Darker −30%#221C3A
Darker −40%#0E0C17
More saturated +25%#4B31BE
Less saturated −25%#716D82

Channel breakdown

R94
G79
B160
Red94 (36.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)33.89%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 4F · B A0

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