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Colour

#595D6A

  • #595D6A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595D6A is a blue with RGB values 89, 93, 106 and HSL 226°, 9%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#595D6A#595D6A
HEX#595D6A
RGBrgb(89, 93, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3647, 0.4157
RGB percentages34.9%, 36.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(225.9, 8.7%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 16%, 41.6%)
CMYK16%, 12.3%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,618
CSS custom property--colour: #595D6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#A6A295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595E6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#585D6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#555F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 14Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A6659
Analogous#59666A, #5E596A
Triadic#6A595D, #5D6A59
Split complementary#6A5E59, #666A59
Tetradic#6A5966, #6A6659, #596A5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3C5CC
Lighter +30%#A7AAB5
Lighter +20%#8B909E
Lighter +10%#707586
Darker −10%#42454E
Darker −20%#2A2C33
Darker −30%#131417
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#415082
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R89
G93
B106
Red89 (34.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)8.72%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5D · B 6A

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