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Recognised as Colour

#5965FF

  • #5965FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5965FF is a blue with RGB values 89, 101, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5965FF#5965FF
HEX#5965FF
RGBrgb(89, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.7, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,858,815
CSS custom property--colour: #5965FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#A69A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Blue violet · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF359
Analogous#59B8FF, #A059FF
Triadic#FF5965, #65FF59
Split complementary#FFA059, #B8FF59
Tetradic#FF59B8, #FFF359, #59FFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3FF
Lighter +20%#BFC4FF
Lighter +10%#8C94FF
Darker −10%#2636FF
Darker −20%#0011F2
Darker −30%#000EBF
Darker −40%#000A8C
More saturated +25%#5965FF
Less saturated −25%#6E77EA

Channel breakdown

R89
G101
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 65 · B FF

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