Recognised as Colour

#595EF8

#595EF8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#595EF8 is a blue with RGB values 89, 94, 248 and HSL 238°, 92%, 66%. 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

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HEX#595EF8

RGBrgb(89, 94, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3686, 0.9725

RGB percentages34.9%, 36.9%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(238.1, 91.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 64.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK64.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,857,016

CSS custom property--colour: #595EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#A6A107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0085A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.8 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F8F359

Analogous#59ADF8, #A459F8

Triadic#F8595E, #5EF859

Split complementary#F8A359, #AEF859

Tetradic#F859AD, #F8F359, #59F8A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECECFE

Lighter +20%#BBBDFC

Lighter +10%#8A8DFA

Darker −10%#282FF6

Darker −20%#0A10E1

Darker −30%#070DB1

Darker −40%#050980

More saturated +25%#5257FF

Less saturated −25%#6F72E2

Channel breakdown

R89

G94

B248

Red89 (34.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue238.11°

Saturation (HSL)91.91%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 5E · B F8

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