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Recognised as Colour

#5F41CB

  • #5F41CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F41CB is a blue with RGB values 95, 65, 203 and HSL 253°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F41CB#5F41CB
HEX#5F41CB
RGBrgb(95, 65, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2549, 0.7961
RGB percentages37.3%, 25.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(253, 57%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 68%, 79.6%)
CMYK53.2%, 68%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,242,763
CSS custom property--colour: #5F41CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#A0BE34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Tritanopia#336481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Dark orchid · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADCB41
Analogous#4168CB, #A441CB
Triadic#CB5F41, #41CB5F
Split complementary#CBA441, #68CB41
Tetradic#CB4168, #ADCB41, #41CBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E1F7
Lighter +30%#C4B9EC
Lighter +20%#A291E1
Lighter +10%#8169D6
Darker −10%#4A2FAA
Darker −20%#382482
Darker −30%#27195A
Darker −40%#160E32
More saturated +25%#4E23E9
Less saturated −25%#705FAD

Channel breakdown

R95
G65
B203
Red95 (37.3%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue253.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 41 · B CB

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