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Recognised as Colour

#595FAE

  • #595FAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#595FAE is a blue with RGB values 89, 95, 174 and HSL 236°, 34%, 52%. 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

#595FAE#595FAE
HEX#595FAE
RGBrgb(89, 95, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3725, 0.6824
RGB percentages34.9%, 37.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(235.8, 34.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 48.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,198
CSS custom property--colour: #595FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#A6A051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F6AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3763ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#39707Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA859
Analogous#598AAE, #7D59AE
Triadic#AE595F, #5FAE59
Split complementary#AE7D59, #8AAE59
Tetradic#AE598A, #AEA859, #59AE7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E3F1
Lighter +30%#C0C2E0
Lighter +20%#9EA1CF
Lighter +10%#7B80BF
Darker −10%#464B8E
Darker −20%#35396C
Darker −30%#24274A
Darker −40%#131528
More saturated +25%#3A44CD
Less saturated −25%#787A8F

Channel breakdown

R89
G95
B174
Red89 (34.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue235.76°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5F · B AE

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