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Recognised as Colour

#5960FE

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

#5960FE is a blue with RGB values 89, 96, 254 and HSL 237°, 99%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5960FE#5960FE
HEX#5960FE
RGBrgb(89, 96, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3765, 0.9961
RGB percentages34.9%, 37.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237.5, 98.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 65%, 99.6%)
CMYK65%, 62.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,534
CSS custom property--colour: #5960FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#A69F01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF759
Analogous#59B2FE, #A559FE
Triadic#FE5960, #60FE59
Split complementary#FEA459, #B3FE59
Tetradic#FE59B2, #FEF759, #59FEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2FF
Lighter +20%#BEC1FF
Lighter +10%#8C91FE
Darker −10%#262FFE
Darker −20%#010CF0
Darker −30%#0109BD
Darker −40%#01078A
More saturated +25%#585FFF
Less saturated −25%#6E73E9

Channel breakdown

R89
G96
B254
Red89 (34.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.45°
Saturation (HSL)98.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 60 · B FE

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