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Recognised as Colour

#5E5694

  • #5E5694
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E5694 is a blue with RGB values 94, 86, 148 and HSL 248°, 26%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E5694#5E5694
HEX#5E5694
RGBrgb(94, 86, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3373, 0.5804
RGB percentages36.9%, 33.7%, 58%
HSLhsl(247.7, 26.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 41.9%, 58%)
CMYK36.5%, 41.9%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,182,548
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5694;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A1A96B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425F96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#425C92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#50626Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9456
Analogous#566D94, #7D5694
Triadic#945E56, #56945E
Split complementary#947D56, #6D9456
Tetradic#94566D, #8C9456, #56947D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D1E5
Lighter +30%#B5B1D2
Lighter +20%#9791BF
Lighter +10%#7871AC
Darker −10%#4A4374
Darker −20%#353153
Darker −30%#211E33
Darker −40%#0C0B13
More saturated +25%#4839B1
Less saturated −25%#747377

Channel breakdown

R94
G86
B148
Red94 (36.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.5%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 56 · B 94

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