Recognised as Colour

#5F5D9D

#5F5D9D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F5D9D is a blue with RGB values 95, 93, 157 and HSL 242°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F5D9D#5F5D9D

HEX#5F5D9D

RGBrgb(95, 93, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3647, 0.6157

RGB percentages37.3%, 36.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(241.9, 25.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 40.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK39.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,249,885

CSS custom property--colour: #5F5D9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#A0A262

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47669Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#45629Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D6975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28 Slate blue · ΔE 30 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9B9D5D

Analogous#5D7B9D, #7F5D9D

Triadic#9D5F5D, #5D9D5F

Split complementary#9D7F5D, #7B9D5D

Tetradic#9D5D7B, #9B9D5D, #5D9D7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCDCEA

Lighter +30%#BDBCD7

Lighter +20%#9D9CC4

Lighter +10%#7D7CB1

Darker −10%#4C4A7D

Darker −20%#38375D

Darker −30%#25243D

Darker −40%#11111D

More saturated +25%#423EBC

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7E

Channel breakdown

R95

G93

B157

Red95 (37.3%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue241.88°

Saturation (HSL)25.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 5D · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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