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Colour

#5A5598

  • #5A5598
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5A5598 is a blue with RGB values 90, 85, 152 and HSL 244°, 28%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5A5598#5A5598
HEX#5A5598
RGBrgb(90, 85, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3333, 0.5961
RGB percentages35.3%, 33.3%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(244.5, 28.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 44.1%, 59.6%)
CMYK40.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,920,152
CSS custom property--colour: #5A5598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A5AA67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#48626Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#939855
Analogous#557298, #7C5598
Triadic#985A55, #55985A
Split complementary#987B55, #719855
Tetradic#985571, #939855, #55987B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D3E6
Lighter +30%#B5B2D4
Lighter +20%#9591C2
Lighter +10%#7571AF
Darker −10%#474377
Darker −20%#333057
Darker −30%#201E36
Darker −40%#0D0C15
More saturated +25%#4137B6
Less saturated −25%#73737A

Channel breakdown

R90
G85
B152
Red90 (35.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue244.48°
Saturation (HSL)28.27%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 55 · B 98

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