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Recognised as Colour

#5950A7

  • #5950A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5950A7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 80, 167 and HSL 246°, 35%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5950A7#5950A7
HEX#5950A7
RGBrgb(89, 80, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3137, 0.6549
RGB percentages34.9%, 31.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(246.2, 35.2%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 52.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK46.7%, 52.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,853,351
CSS custom property--colour: #5950A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#A6AF58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275EAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2459A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3F6374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA750
Analogous#5073A7, #8450A7
Triadic#A75950, #50A759
Split complementary#A78450, #73A750
Tetradic#A75073, #9EA750, #50A784

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D7EC
Lighter +30%#B9B5DB
Lighter +20%#9892CB
Lighter +10%#7770BA
Darker −10%#473F85
Darker −20%#342F62
Darker −30%#221E40
Darker −40%#0F0E1D
More saturated +25%#4131C6
Less saturated −25%#716F88

Channel breakdown

R89
G80
B167
Red89 (34.9%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)35.22%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 50 · B A7

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