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Recognised as Colour

#595D70

  • #595D70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#595D70 is a blue with RGB values 89, 93, 112 and HSL 230°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#595D70#595D70
HEX#595D70
RGBrgb(89, 93, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3647, 0.4392
RGB percentages34.9%, 36.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(229.6, 11.4%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 20.5%, 43.9%)
CMYK20.5%, 17%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,856,624
CSS custom property--colour: #595D70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#A6A28F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585F71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#565D70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#546063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#706C59
Analogous#596970, #615970
Triadic#70595D, #5D7059
Split complementary#706159, #697059
Tetradic#705969, #706C59, #597061

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4C7D1
Lighter +30%#A8ABBA
Lighter +20%#8C90A3
Lighter +10%#70758C
Darker −10%#424554
Darker −20%#2C2E37
Darker −30%#15161B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#404D89
Less saturated −25%#656565

Channel breakdown

R89
G93
B112
Red89 (34.9%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)11.44%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 5D · B 70

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