Recognised as Colour

#5E6DFC

#5E6DFC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E6DFC is a blue with RGB values 94, 109, 252 and HSL 234°, 96%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5E6DFC#5E6DFC

HEX#5E6DFC

RGBrgb(94, 109, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4275, 0.9882

RGB percentages36.9%, 42.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(234.3, 96.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 62.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK62.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,188,540

CSS custom property--colour: #5E6DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#A19203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0076F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0090AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.7 Royal blue · ΔE 14.2 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCED5E

Analogous#5EBCFC, #9E5EFC

Triadic#FC5E6D, #6DFC5E

Split complementary#FC9E5E, #BCFC5E

Tetradic#FC5EBC, #FCED5E, #5EFC9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F5FF

Lighter +20%#C2C8FE

Lighter +10%#909AFD

Darker −10%#2C40FB

Darker −20%#041BF0

Darker −30%#0415BD

Darker −40%#03108B

More saturated +25%#5B6BFF

Less saturated −25%#737EE8

Channel breakdown

R94

G109

B252

Red94 (36.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue234.3°

Saturation (HSL)96.34%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 6D · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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