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Recognised as Colour

#5F44E9

  • #5F44E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5F44E9 is a blue with RGB values 95, 68, 233 and HSL 250°, 79%, 59%. 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

#5F44E9#5F44E9
HEX#5F44E9
RGBrgb(95, 68, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.2667, 0.9137
RGB percentages37.3%, 26.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(249.8, 78.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 70.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK59.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,243,561
CSS custom property--colour: #5F44E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#A0BB16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#007192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 15.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Medium blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 15.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE944
Analogous#447BE9, #B244E9
Triadic#E95F44, #44E95F
Split complementary#E9B244, #7BE944
Tetradic#E9447B, #CEE944, #44E9B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4CDF9
Lighter +20%#AD9FF4
Lighter +10%#8672EE
Darker −10%#3B1AE0
Darker −20%#2F15B2
Darker −30%#231084
Darker −40%#170A57
More saturated +25%#502EFF
Less saturated −25%#715ECF

Channel breakdown

R95
G68
B233
Red95 (37.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 44 · B E9

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