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Recognised as Colour

#5952D3

  • #5952D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#5952D3 is a blue with RGB values 89, 82, 211 and HSL 243°, 59%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#5952D3#5952D3
HEX#5952D3
RGBrgb(89, 82, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3216, 0.8275
RGB percentages34.9%, 32.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(243.3, 59.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 61.1%, 82.7%)
CMYK57.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,853,907
CSS custom property--colour: #5952D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A6AD2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#08728Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD352
Analogous#528CD3, #9952D3
Triadic#D35952, #52D359
Split complementary#D39A52, #8CD352
Tetradic#D3528C, #CCD352, #52D399

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FC
Lighter +30%#CECCF2
Lighter +20%#A7A3E8
Lighter +10%#807BDD
Darker −10%#3931C1
Darker −20%#2D2798
Darker −30%#211C70
Darker −40%#151247
More saturated +25%#4137EE
Less saturated −25%#716DB8

Channel breakdown

R89
G82
B211
Red89 (34.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue243.26°
Saturation (HSL)59.45%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 52 · B D3

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