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Recognised as Colour

#5D59FC

  • #5D59FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5D59FC is a blue with RGB values 93, 89, 252 and HSL 241°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5D59FC#5D59FC
HEX#5D59FC
RGBrgb(93, 89, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.349, 0.9882
RGB percentages36.5%, 34.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(241.5, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK63.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,117,884
CSS custom property--colour: #5D59FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#A2A603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FC59
Analogous#59A7FC, #AF59FC
Triadic#FC5D59, #59FC5D
Split complementary#FCAF59, #A7FC59
Tetradic#FC59A7, #F8FC59, #59FCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFFF
Lighter +20%#BFBDFE
Lighter +10%#8E8BFD
Darker −10%#2C27FB
Darker −20%#0A04EB
Darker −30%#0803B9
Darker −40%#060287
More saturated +25%#5A56FF
Less saturated −25%#716EE7

Channel breakdown

R93
G89
B252
Red93 (36.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue241.47°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 59 · B FC

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