Colour

#595DB5

#595DB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#595DB5 is a blue with RGB values 89, 93, 181 and HSL 237°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#595DB5

RGBrgb(89, 93, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3647, 0.7098

RGB percentages34.9%, 36.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(237.4, 38.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 50.8%, 71%)

CMYK50.8%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,856,693

CSS custom property--colour: #595DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1

Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#A6A24A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#356AB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C63B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#347080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8 Slate blue · ΔE 16.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5B159

Analogous#598BB5, #8359B5

Triadic#B5595D, #5DB559

Split complementary#B58359, #8BB559

Tetradic#B5598B, #B5B159, #59B583

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6E7F4

Lighter +30%#C3C4E4

Lighter +20%#A0A2D4

Lighter +10%#7C7FC5

Darker −10%#444797

Darker −20%#343774

Darker −30%#242651

Darker −40%#14152E

More saturated +25%#3B42D3

Less saturated −25%#777897

Channel breakdown

R89

G93

B181

Red89 (34.9%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue237.39°

Saturation (HSL)38.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 5D · B B5

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Colour values

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