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Recognised as Colour

#5E59DD

  • #5E59DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5E59DD is a blue with RGB values 94, 89, 221 and HSL 242°, 66%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5E59DD#5E59DD
HEX#5E59DD
RGBrgb(94, 89, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.349, 0.8667
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(242.3, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK57.5%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,389
CSS custom property--colour: #5E59DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A1A622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0C7992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DD59
Analogous#5996DD, #A059DD
Triadic#DD5E59, #59DD5E
Split complementary#DDA059, #96DD59
Tetradic#DD5996, #D8DD59, #59DDA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9D8F7
Lighter +20%#B0AEEE
Lighter +10%#8783E6
Darker −10%#352FD4
Darker −20%#2923AD
Darker −30%#1F1B82
Darker −40%#151258
More saturated +25%#4740F6
Less saturated −25%#7572C4

Channel breakdown

R94
G89
B221
Red94 (36.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue242.27°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 59 · B DD

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