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Recognised as Colour

#5E4FD9

  • #5E4FD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E4FD9 is a blue with RGB values 94, 79, 217 and HSL 247°, 64%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5E4FD9#5E4FD9
HEX#5E4FD9
RGBrgb(94, 79, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3098, 0.851
RGB percentages36.9%, 31%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(246.5, 64.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 63.6%, 85.1%)
CMYK56.7%, 63.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,180,825
CSS custom property--colour: #5E4FD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A1B026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1A718Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD94F
Analogous#4F85D9, #A34FD9
Triadic#D95E4F, #4FD95E
Split complementary#D9A34F, #85D94F
Tetradic#D94F85, #CAD94F, #4FD9A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FD
Lighter +30%#D1CDF4
Lighter +20%#ABA3EB
Lighter +10%#8479E2
Darker −10%#3D2CC9
Darker −20%#3022A0
Darker −30%#231976
Darker −40%#17104C
More saturated +25%#4934F4
Less saturated −25%#736ABE

Channel breakdown

R94
G79
B217
Red94 (36.9%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue246.52°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 4F · B D9

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