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Recognised as Colour

#585AEA

  • #585AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#585AEA is a blue with RGB values 88, 90, 234 and HSL 239°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#585AEA#585AEA
HEX#585AEA
RGBrgb(88, 90, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3529, 0.9176
RGB percentages34.5%, 35.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(239.2, 77.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 62.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK62.4%, 61.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,790,442
CSS custom property--colour: #585AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A7A515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Blue violet · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE858
Analogous#58A3EA, #9F58EA
Triadic#EA585A, #5AEA58
Split complementary#EA9F58, #A3EA58
Tetradic#EA58A3, #EAE858, #58EA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0FB
Lighter +20%#B3B4F5
Lighter +10%#8587F0
Darker −10%#2B2DE4
Darker −20%#191BC3
Darker −30%#131596
Darker −40%#0D0E69
More saturated +25%#4346FF
Less saturated −25%#7071D3

Channel breakdown

R88
G90
B234
Red88 (34.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue239.18°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 5A · B EA

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