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Recognised as Colour

#595AFF

  • #595AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#595AFF is a blue with RGB values 89, 90, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#595AFF#595AFF
HEX#595AFF
RGBrgb(89, 90, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3529, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.6, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,999
CSS custom property--colour: #595AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#A6A500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 28Medium blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE59
Analogous#59ADFF, #AB59FF
Triadic#FF595A, #5AFF59
Split complementary#FFAB59, #ADFF59
Tetradic#FF59AD, #FFFE59, #59FFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2FF
Lighter +20%#BFBFFF
Lighter +10%#8C8DFF
Darker −10%#2627FF
Darker −20%#0001F2
Darker −30%#0001BF
Darker −40%#00018C
More saturated +25%#595AFF
Less saturated −25%#6E6EEA

Channel breakdown

R89
G90
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5A · B FF

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