Colour

#5E5DFD

#5E5DFD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E5DFD is a blue with RGB values 94, 93, 253 and HSL 240°, 98%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E5DFD

RGBrgb(94, 93, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3647, 0.9922

RGB percentages36.9%, 36.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(240.4, 97.6%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 63.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK62.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,184,445

CSS custom property--colour: #5E5DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#A1A202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0086A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1 Medium purple · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCFD5D

Analogous#5DACFD, #AE5DFD

Triadic#FD5E5D, #5DFD5E

Split complementary#FDAE5D, #ACFD5D

Tetradic#FD5DAC, #FCFD5D, #5DFDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F4FF

Lighter +20%#C2C2FE

Lighter +10%#908FFE

Darker −10%#2C2BFC

Darker −20%#0403F1

Darker −30%#0402BF

Darker −40%#03028C

More saturated +25%#5C5BFF

Less saturated −25%#7272E9

Channel breakdown

R94

G93

B253

Red94 (36.9%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue240.37°

Saturation (HSL)97.56%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 5D · B FD

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Colour values

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