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Colour

#5F55FF

  • #5F55FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#5F55FF is a blue with RGB values 95, 85, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#5F55FF#5F55FF
HEX#5F55FF
RGBrgb(95, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,247,935
CSS custom property--colour: #5F55FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#A0AA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0082A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6Medium blue · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FF55
Analogous#55A0FF, #B455FF
Triadic#FF5F55, #55FF5F
Split complementary#FFB455, #A0FF55
Tetradic#FF55A0, #F5FF55, #55FFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEFF
Lighter +20%#BFBBFF
Lighter +10%#8F88FF
Darker −10%#2F22FF
Darker −20%#0E00EE
Darker −30%#0B00BB
Darker −40%#080088
More saturated +25%#5F55FF
Less saturated −25%#726AEA

Channel breakdown

R95
G85
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 55 · B FF

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