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Recognised as Colour

#5F3CCC

  • #5F3CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F3CCC is a blue with RGB values 95, 60, 204 and HSL 255°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F3CCC#5F3CCC
HEX#5F3CCC
RGBrgb(95, 60, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2353, 0.8
RGB percentages37.3%, 23.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(254.6, 58.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 70.6%, 80%)
CMYK53.4%, 70.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,241,484
CSS custom property--colour: #5F3CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#A0C333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#326280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Dark orchid · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CC3C
Analogous#3C61CC, #A73CCC
Triadic#CC5F3C, #3CCC5F
Split complementary#CCA73C, #61CC3C
Tetradic#CC3C61, #A9CC3C, #3CCCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DEF6
Lighter +30%#C3B5EC
Lighter +20%#A18DE1
Lighter +10%#8064D7
Darker −10%#4A2CA9
Darker −20%#392280
Darker −30%#271758
Darker −40%#150C30
More saturated +25%#4F1DEB
Less saturated −25%#6F5BAD

Channel breakdown

R95
G60
B204
Red95 (37.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue254.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.54%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 3C · B CC

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