Colour

#5942D2

#5942D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5942D2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 66, 210 and HSL 250°, 62%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5942D2

RGBrgb(89, 66, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2588, 0.8235

RGB percentages34.9%, 25.9%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(249.6, 61.5%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 68.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK57.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,849,810

CSS custom property--colour: #5942D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#A6BD2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#126885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Royal blue · ΔE 24.5 Dark blue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBD242

Analogous#4273D2, #A142D2

Triadic#D25942, #42D259

Split complementary#D2A142, #73D242

Tetradic#D24273, #BBD242, #42D2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7F9

Lighter +30%#C6BEEF

Lighter +20%#A194E6

Lighter +10%#7D6BDC

Darker −10%#412BB6

Darker −20%#33218D

Darker −30%#241863

Darker −40%#150E3A

More saturated +25%#4525EF

Less saturated −25%#6D5FB5

Channel breakdown

R89

G66

B210

Red89 (34.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue249.58°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 42 · B D2

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