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Recognised as Colour

#5E57B2

  • #5E57B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E57B2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 87, 178 and HSL 245°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E57B2#5E57B2
HEX#5E57B2
RGBrgb(94, 87, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3412, 0.698
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(244.6, 37.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 51.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,182,834
CSS custom property--colour: #5E57B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#A1A84D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D66B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2860B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#416B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABB257
Analogous#577EB2, #8B57B2
Triadic#B25E57, #57B25E
Split complementary#B28B57, #7EB257
Tetradic#B2577E, #ABB257, #57B28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E3F2
Lighter +30%#C3C0E2
Lighter +20%#A19DD2
Lighter +10%#807AC2
Darker −10%#494393
Darker −20%#383370
Darker −30%#26234D
Darker −40%#15132A
More saturated +25%#4438D1
Less saturated −25%#787693

Channel breakdown

R94
G87
B178
Red94 (36.9%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 57 · B B2

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