Recognised as Colour

#5F3AFC

#5F3AFC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#5F3AFC is a blue with RGB values 95, 58, 252 and HSL 251°, 97%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5F3AFC#5F3AFC

HEX#5F3AFC

RGBrgb(95, 58, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2275, 0.9882

RGB percentages37.3%, 22.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(251.4, 97%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 77%, 98.8%)

CMYK62.3%, 77%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,241,020

CSS custom property--colour: #5F3AFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#A0C503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.9 Medium blue · ΔE 17.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.6 Blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7FC3A

Analogous#3A76FC, #C03AFC

Triadic#FC5F3A, #3AFC5F

Split complementary#FCC03A, #76FC3A

Tetradic#FC3A76, #D7FC3A, #3AFCC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9D1FE

Lighter +20%#B19EFE

Lighter +10%#886CFD

Darker −10%#3608FB

Darker −20%#2A03CD

Darker −30%#1F029B

Darker −40%#150268

More saturated +25%#5D37FF

Less saturated −25%#6E53E3

Channel breakdown

R95

G58

B252

Red95 (37.3%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue251.44°

Saturation (HSL)97%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 3A · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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