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Colour

#5E72FF

  • #5E72FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E72FF is a blue with RGB values 94, 114, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5E72FF#5E72FF
HEX#5E72FF
RGBrgb(94, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages36.9%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.5, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK63.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,189,823
CSS custom property--colour: #5E72FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A18D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0094AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEB5E
Analogous#5EC2FF, #9B5EFF
Triadic#FF5E72, #72FF5E
Split complementary#FF9B5E, #C2FF5E
Tetradic#FF5EC3, #FFEB5E, #5EFF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FF
Lighter +20%#C4CBFF
Lighter +10%#919FFF
Darker −10%#2B45FF
Darker −20%#001FF7
Darker −30%#0018C4
Darker −40%#001291
More saturated +25%#5E72FF
Less saturated −25%#7281EB

Channel breakdown

R94
G114
B255
Red94 (36.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 72 · B FF

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