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Recognised as Colour

#5E69BE

  • #5E69BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5E69BE is a blue with RGB values 94, 105, 190 and HSL 233°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5E69BE#5E69BE
HEX#5E69BE
RGBrgb(94, 105, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4118, 0.7451
RGB percentages36.9%, 41.2%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(233.1, 42.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 50.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK50.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,187,454
CSS custom property--colour: #5E69BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#A19641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4574C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C6CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#377B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB35E
Analogous#5E99BE, #835EBE
Triadic#BE5E69, #69BE5E
Split complementary#BE835E, #99BE5E
Tetradic#BE5E99, #BEB35E, #5EBE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F9
Lighter +30%#CBCFEA
Lighter +20%#A7ADDB
Lighter +10%#828BCD
Darker −10%#434EA6
Darker −20%#343D82
Darker −30%#262C5D
Darker −40%#171B39
More saturated +25%#4253DA
Less saturated −25%#7A7FA2

Channel breakdown

R94
G105
B190
Red94 (36.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue233.13°
Saturation (HSL)42.48%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 69 · B BE

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