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Recognised as Colour

#5F518D

  • #5F518D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F518D is a blue with RGB values 95, 81, 141 and HSL 254°, 27%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F518D#5F518D
HEX#5F518D
RGBrgb(95, 81, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3176, 0.5529
RGB percentages37.3%, 31.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(254, 27%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 42.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK32.6%, 42.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,246,797
CSS custom property--colour: #5F518D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A0AE72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#41598Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#545C68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F8D51
Analogous#51618D, #7D518D
Triadic#8D5F51, #518D5F
Split complementary#8D7D51, #618D51
Tetradic#8D5161, #7F8D51, #518D7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCAE0
Lighter +30%#B2A9CE
Lighter +20%#9589BB
Lighter +10%#7768A9
Darker −10%#493E6D
Darker −20%#332C4C
Darker −30%#1E192C
Darker −40%#08070B
More saturated +25%#5035A9
Less saturated −25%#6E6D71

Channel breakdown

R95
G81
B141
Red95 (37.3%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue254°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 51 · B 8D

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