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Recognised as Colour

#5F4EEF

  • #5F4EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F4EEF is a blue with RGB values 95, 78, 239 and HSL 246°, 83%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F4EEF#5F4EEF
HEX#5F4EEF
RGBrgb(95, 78, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3059, 0.9373
RGB percentages37.3%, 30.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(246.3, 83.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 67.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK60.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,246,127
CSS custom property--colour: #5F4EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A0B110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Medium blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEF4E
Analogous#4E8DEF, #B04EEF
Triadic#EF5F4E, #4EEF5F
Split complementary#EFB04E, #8EEF4E
Tetradic#EF4E8D, #DEEF4E, #4EEFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDAFC
Lighter +20%#B4ACF7
Lighter +10%#897DF3
Darker −10%#351FEB
Darker −20%#2512C5
Darker −30%#1C0E96
Darker −40%#130968
More saturated +25%#523EFF
Less saturated −25%#7266D7

Channel breakdown

R95
G78
B239
Red95 (37.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue246.34°
Saturation (HSL)83.42%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 4E · B EF

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