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Recognised as Colour

#595A72

  • #595A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595A72 is a blue with RGB values 89, 90, 114 and HSL 238°, 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

#595A72#595A72
HEX#595A72
RGBrgb(89, 90, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3529, 0.4471
RGB percentages34.9%, 35.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(237.6, 12.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 21.9%, 44.7%)
CMYK21.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,855,858
CSS custom property--colour: #595A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A6A58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545D73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#535B71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#535E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Gray · ΔE 20.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727159
Analogous#596772, #645972
Triadic#72595A, #5A7259
Split complementary#726459, #677259
Tetradic#725967, #727159, #597264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C6D2
Lighter +30%#A9A9BB
Lighter +20%#8C8DA5
Lighter +10%#6F718F
Darker −10%#434355
Darker −20%#2C2D39
Darker −30%#16161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#40438B
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R89
G90
B114
Red89 (34.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue237.6°
Saturation (HSL)12.32%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5A · B 72

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