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Recognised as Colour

#5948DD

  • #5948DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5948DD is a blue with RGB values 89, 72, 221 and HSL 247°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5948DD#5948DD
HEX#5948DD
RGBrgb(89, 72, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2824, 0.8667
RGB percentages34.9%, 28.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(246.8, 68.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 67.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,851,357
CSS custom property--colour: #5948DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#A6B722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Dark blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDD48
Analogous#4881DD, #A448DD
Triadic#DD5948, #48DD59
Split complementary#DDA448, #81DD48
Tetradic#DD4881, #CCDD48, #48DDA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4FD
Lighter +30%#CEC9F5
Lighter +20%#A79EED
Lighter +10%#8073E5
Darker −10%#3926CC
Darker −20%#2D1EA1
Darker −30%#211676
Darker −40%#150E4B
More saturated +25%#442DF8
Less saturated −25%#6E63C2

Channel breakdown

R89
G72
B221
Red89 (34.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue246.85°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 48 · B DD

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