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Recognised as Colour

#5942AE

  • #5942AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#5942AE is a blue with RGB values 89, 66, 174 and HSL 253°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#5942AE#5942AE
HEX#5942AE
RGBrgb(89, 66, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2588, 0.6824
RGB percentages34.9%, 25.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(252.8, 45%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 62.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,849,774
CSS custom property--colour: #5942AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#A6BD51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3C5B72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97AE42
Analogous#4261AE, #8F42AE
Triadic#AE5942, #42AE59
Split complementary#AE8F42, #61AE42
Tetradic#AE4261, #97AE42, #42AE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CFED
Lighter +30%#B5AADF
Lighter +20%#9585D1
Lighter +10%#7560C3
Darker −10%#463489
Darker −20%#332664
Darker −30%#20183F
Darker −40%#0D0A1A
More saturated +25%#4824CC
Less saturated −25%#6A6090

Channel breakdown

R89
G66
B174
Red89 (34.9%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue252.78°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 42 · B AE

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