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Recognised as Colour

#595FDD

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

#595FDD is a blue with RGB values 89, 95, 221 and HSL 237°, 66%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#595FDD#595FDD
HEX#595FDD
RGBrgb(89, 95, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3725, 0.8667
RGB percentages34.9%, 37.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(237.3, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 57%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,245
CSS custom property--colour: #595FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 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#676767
Inverted#A6A022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 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

Slate blue · ΔE 7.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.6Royal blue · ΔE 8.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD759
Analogous#59A1DD, #9559DD
Triadic#DD595F, #5FDD59
Split complementary#DD9559, #A1DD59
Tetradic#DD59A1, #DDD759, #59DD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8D9F7
Lighter +20%#AEB1EE
Lighter +10%#8388E6
Darker −10%#2F36D4
Darker −20%#232AAD
Darker −30%#1B1F82
Darker −40%#121558
More saturated +25%#4048F6
Less saturated −25%#7276C4

Channel breakdown

R89
G95
B221
Red89 (34.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue237.27°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5F · B DD

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