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Recognised as Colour

#5E65BB

  • #5E65BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E65BB is a blue with RGB values 94, 101, 187 and HSL 235°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E65BB#5E65BB
HEX#5E65BB
RGBrgb(94, 101, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3961, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.9%, 39.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(235.5, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK49.7%, 46%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,186,427
CSS custom property--colour: #5E65BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#A19A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4171BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3869B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3A7787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB45E
Analogous#5E93BB, #865EBB
Triadic#BB5E65, #65BB5E
Split complementary#BB865E, #93BB5E
Tetradic#BB5E93, #BBB45E, #5EBB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEEF8
Lighter +30%#CACCE8
Lighter +20%#A6AAD9
Lighter +10%#8287CA
Darker −10%#444BA2
Darker −20%#353B7E
Darker −30%#262A5A
Darker −40%#171936
More saturated +25%#414DD8
Less saturated −25%#7B7D9E

Channel breakdown

R94
G101
B187
Red94 (36.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue235.48°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 65 · B BB

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