Colour
#0596B5
- #0596B5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#0596B5 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 150, 181 and HSL 191°, 95%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#0596B5#0596B5
HEX#0596B5
RGBrgb(5, 150, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5882, 0.7098
RGB percentages2%, 58.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(190.6, 94.6%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.6, 97.2%, 71%)
CMYK97.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer366,261
CSS custom property--colour: #0596B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FA694A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B52405
Analogous#05B57C, #053EB5
Triadic#B50596, #96B505
Split complementary#B5053E, #B57C05
Tetradic#7C05B5, #B52405, #3EB505
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G150
B181
Red5 (2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue190.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.62%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 96 · B B5
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