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Recognised as Colour

#595A71

  • #595A71
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595A71 is a blue with RGB values 89, 90, 113 and HSL 237°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#595A71#595A71
HEX#595A71
RGBrgb(89, 90, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3529, 0.4431
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.3%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(237.5, 11.9%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 21.2%, 44.3%)
CMYK21.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,857
CSS custom property--colour: #595A71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A6A58E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#535B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#545E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#717059
Analogous#596671, #645971
Triadic#71595A, #5A7159
Split complementary#716459, #667159
Tetradic#715966, #717059, #597164

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C5D1
Lighter +30%#A8A9BB
Lighter +20%#8C8DA4
Lighter +10%#6F718E
Darker −10%#434354
Darker −20%#2C2D38
Darker −30%#16161B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40438A
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R89
G90
B113
Red89 (34.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)11.88%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5A · B 71

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