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Recognised as Colour

#595EC1

  • #595EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#595EC1 is a blue with RGB values 89, 94, 193 and HSL 237°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#595EC1#595EC1
HEX#595EC1
RGBrgb(89, 94, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3686, 0.7569
RGB percentages34.9%, 36.9%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(237.1, 45.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 53.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK53.9%, 51.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,961
CSS custom property--colour: #595EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A6A13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B6DC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C64BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#287486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1BC59
Analogous#5992C1, #8859C1
Triadic#C1595E, #5EC159
Split complementary#C18859, #92C159
Tetradic#C15992, #C1BC59, #59C188

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEEF8
Lighter +30%#C8CAEB
Lighter +20%#A3A6DD
Lighter +10%#7E82CF
Darker −10%#3F44A8
Darker −20%#313583
Darker −30%#23265E
Darker −40%#151739
More saturated +25%#3D44DE
Less saturated −25%#7678A5

Channel breakdown

R89
G94
B193
Red89 (34.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue237.12°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5E · B C1

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