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Recognised as Colour

#593AB8

  • #593AB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#593AB8 is a blue with RGB values 89, 58, 184 and HSL 255°, 52%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#593AB8#593AB8
HEX#593AB8
RGBrgb(89, 58, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2275, 0.7216
RGB percentages34.9%, 22.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(254.8, 52.1%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 68.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK51.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,847,736
CSS custom property--colour: #593AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#A6C547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#365A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Indigo · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99B83A
Analogous#3A5AB8, #983AB8
Triadic#B8593A, #3AB859
Split complementary#B8983A, #5AB83A
Tetradic#B83A5A, #99B83A, #3AB898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CEF0
Lighter +30%#B6A8E3
Lighter +20%#9681D7
Lighter +10%#765ACB
Darker −10%#462E91
Darker −20%#33226A
Darker −30%#211544
Darker −40%#0E091D
More saturated +25%#4A1CD6
Less saturated −25%#68589A

Channel breakdown

R89
G58
B184
Red89 (34.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue254.76°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 3A · B B8

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