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Recognised as Colour

#594BDC

  • #594BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#594BDC is a blue with RGB values 89, 75, 220 and HSL 246°, 67%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#594BDC#594BDC
HEX#594BDC
RGBrgb(89, 75, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.2941, 0.8627
RGB percentages34.9%, 29.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(245.8, 67.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 65.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK59.5%, 65.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,852,124
CSS custom property--colour: #594BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A6B423

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0068E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00708Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#CEDC4B
Analogous#4B86DC, #A14BDC
Triadic#DC594B, #4BDC59
Split complementary#DCA14B, #86DC4B
Tetradic#DC4B86, #CEDC4B, #4BDCA1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F7F6FD
Lighter +30%#CFCBF5
Lighter +20%#A8A0ED
Lighter +10%#8076E4
Darker −10%#3828CC
Darker −20%#2C1FA2
Darker −30%#201777
Darker −40%#150F4C
More saturated +25%#4330F7
Less saturated −25%#6F66C1

Channel breakdown

R89
G75
B220
Red89 (34.9%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue245.79°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 4B · B DC

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