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Recognised as Colour

#5859AD

  • #5859AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5859AD is a blue with RGB values 88, 89, 173 and HSL 239°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5859AD#5859AD
HEX#5859AD
RGBrgb(88, 89, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.349, 0.6784
RGB percentages34.5%, 34.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(239.3, 34.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 49.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK49.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,790,125
CSS custom property--colour: #5859AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#A7A652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3465B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D5FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#386B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAC58
Analogous#5884AD, #8158AD
Triadic#AD5859, #59AD58
Split complementary#AD8258, #83AD58
Tetradic#AD5884, #ADAC58, #58AD82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E1F0
Lighter +30%#BFBFDF
Lighter +20%#9C9DCF
Lighter +10%#7A7BBE
Darker −10%#45468D
Darker −20%#34356B
Darker −30%#242448
Darker −40%#131326
More saturated +25%#393BCC
Less saturated −25%#77778E

Channel breakdown

R88
G89
B173
Red88 (34.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue239.29°
Saturation (HSL)34.14%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 59 · B AD

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