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Recognised as Colour

#595CE7

  • #595CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#595CE7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 92, 231 and HSL 239°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#595CE7#595CE7
HEX#595CE7
RGBrgb(89, 92, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3608, 0.9059
RGB percentages34.9%, 36.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(238.7, 74.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 61.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK61.5%, 60.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,487
CSS custom property--colour: #595CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#A6A318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E459
Analogous#59A3E7, #9D59E7
Triadic#E7595C, #5CE759
Split complementary#E79D59, #A3E759
Tetradic#E759A3, #E7E459, #59E79D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDFFA
Lighter +20%#B2B4F4
Lighter +10%#8688ED
Darker −10%#2C30E1
Darker −20%#1C1FBE
Darker −30%#151892
Darker −40%#0F1065
More saturated +25%#4145FF
Less saturated −25%#7173CF

Channel breakdown

R89
G92
B231
Red89 (34.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue238.73°
Saturation (HSL)74.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5C · B E7

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