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Recognised as Colour

#5F59DD

  • #5F59DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F59DD is a blue with RGB values 95, 89, 221 and HSL 243°, 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

#5F59DD#5F59DD
HEX#5F59DD
RGBrgb(95, 89, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.349, 0.8667
RGB percentages37.3%, 34.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK57%, 59.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,248,925
CSS custom property--colour: #5F59DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A0A622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#137992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.2Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DD59
Analogous#5995DD, #A159DD
Triadic#DD5F59, #59DD5F
Split complementary#DDA159, #95DD59
Tetradic#DD5995, #D7DD59, #59DDA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9D8F7
Lighter +20%#B1AEEE
Lighter +10%#8883E6
Darker −10%#362FD4
Darker −20%#2A23AD
Darker −30%#1F1B82
Darker −40%#151258
More saturated +25%#4840F6
Less saturated −25%#7672C4

Channel breakdown

R95
G89
B221
Red95 (37.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue242.73°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 59 · B DD

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