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Recognised as Colour

#594EC6

  • #594EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#594EC6 is a blue with RGB values 89, 78, 198 and HSL 246°, 51%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#594EC6#594EC6
HEX#594EC6
RGBrgb(89, 78, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3059, 0.7765
RGB percentages34.9%, 30.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(245.5, 51.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 60.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK55.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,852,870
CSS custom property--colour: #594EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#A6B139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#256B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC64E
Analogous#4E7FC6, #954EC6
Triadic#C6594E, #4EC659
Split complementary#C6954E, #7FC64E
Tetradic#C64E7F, #BBC64E, #4EC695

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE8F8
Lighter +30%#C6C2EB
Lighter +20%#A19BDF
Lighter +10%#7D75D2
Darker −10%#4137AA
Darker −20%#332A84
Darker −30%#241E5D
Darker −40%#151236
More saturated +25%#4131E3
Less saturated −25%#716BA9

Channel breakdown

R89
G78
B198
Red89 (34.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue245.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.28%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 4E · B C6

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