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Recognised as Colour

#5962AC

  • #5962AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5962AC is a blue with RGB values 89, 98, 172 and HSL 233°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5962AC#5962AC
HEX#5962AC
RGBrgb(89, 98, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3843, 0.6745
RGB percentages34.9%, 38.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(233.5, 33.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 48.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK48.3%, 43%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,857,964
CSS custom property--colour: #5962AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#A69D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E65AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3A727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA359
Analogous#598BAC, #7959AC
Triadic#AC5962, #62AC59
Split complementary#AC7A59, #8BAC59
Tetradic#AC598C, #ACA359, #59AC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E3F0
Lighter +30%#BFC2DF
Lighter +20%#9DA2CE
Lighter +10%#7B82BD
Darker −10%#464E8C
Darker −20%#353B6A
Darker −30%#242848
Darker −40%#131526
More saturated +25%#3A4ACB
Less saturated −25%#787A8D

Channel breakdown

R89
G98
B172
Red89 (34.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue233.49°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 62 · B AC

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