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Colour

#5949C0

  • #5949C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5949C0 is a blue with RGB values 89, 73, 192 and HSL 248°, 49%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5949C0#5949C0
HEX#5949C0
RGBrgb(89, 73, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2863, 0.7529
RGB percentages34.9%, 28.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(248.1, 48.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 62%, 75.3%)
CMYK53.6%, 62%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,851,584
CSS custom property--colour: #5949C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#A6B63F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#2D667Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0C049
Analogous#4975C0, #9449C0
Triadic#C05949, #49C059
Split complementary#C09549, #74C049
Tetradic#C04975, #B0C049, #49C094

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E1F4
Lighter +30%#C1BBE7
Lighter +20%#9E95DA
Lighter +10%#7C6FCD
Darker −10%#45379F
Darker −20%#352A79
Darker −30%#241D53
Darker −40%#14102D
More saturated +25%#432ADF
Less saturated −25%#6F68A1

Channel breakdown

R89
G73
B192
Red89 (34.9%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue248.07°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 49 · B C0

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