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Recognised as Colour

#5960FC

  • #5960FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5960FC is a blue with RGB values 89, 96, 252 and HSL 237°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5960FC#5960FC
HEX#5960FC
RGBrgb(89, 96, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3765, 0.9882
RGB percentages34.9%, 37.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(237.4, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 61.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,532
CSS custom property--colour: #5960FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#A69F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF559
Analogous#59B2FC, #A359FC
Triadic#FC5960, #60FC59
Split complementary#FCA459, #B2FC59
Tetradic#FC59B2, #FCF559, #59FCA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0FF
Lighter +20%#BDC0FE
Lighter +10%#8B90FD
Darker −10%#2730FB
Darker −20%#040EEB
Darker −30%#030BB9
Darker −40%#020887
More saturated +25%#565DFF
Less saturated −25%#6E73E7

Channel breakdown

R89
G96
B252
Red89 (34.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue237.42°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 60 · B FC

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