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Recognised as Colour

#5E52BD

  • #5E52BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5E52BD is a blue with RGB values 94, 82, 189 and HSL 247°, 45%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5E52BD#5E52BD
HEX#5E52BD
RGBrgb(94, 82, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3216, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.9%, 32.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(246.7, 44.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 56.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 56.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,181,565
CSS custom property--colour: #5E52BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A1AD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0565C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3B6A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 5.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BD52
Analogous#527BBD, #9352BD
Triadic#BD5E52, #52BD5E
Split complementary#BD9352, #7CBD52
Tetradic#BD527C, #B1BD52, #52BD93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E6F5
Lighter +30%#C5C1E7
Lighter +20%#A39CD9
Lighter +10%#8077CB
Darker −10%#483D9F
Darker −20%#372F7A
Darker −30%#272155
Darker −40%#161330
More saturated +25%#4734DB
Less saturated −25%#75709F

Channel breakdown

R94
G82
B189
Red94 (36.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue246.73°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 52 · B BD

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