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Recognised as Colour

#5949A2

  • #5949A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5949A2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 73, 162 and HSL 251°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5949A2#5949A2
HEX#5949A2
RGBrgb(89, 73, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2863, 0.6353
RGB percentages34.9%, 28.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(250.8, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK45.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,851,554
CSS custom property--colour: #5949A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#A6B65D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C59A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C55A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#435C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92A249
Analogous#4965A2, #8649A2
Triadic#A25949, #49A259
Split complementary#A28649, #65A249
Tetradic#A24965, #92A249, #49A286

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3CEE9
Lighter +30%#B3ABD9
Lighter +20%#9488C9
Lighter +10%#7465B9
Darker −10%#46397F
Darker −20%#32295C
Darker −30%#1F1939
Darker −40%#0C0A15
More saturated +25%#462CBF
Less saturated −25%#6C6685

Channel breakdown

R89
G73
B162
Red89 (34.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue250.79°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 49 · B A2

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