Colour

#595D79

#595D79
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#595D79 is a blue with RGB values 89, 93, 121 and HSL 233°, 15%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#595D79

RGBrgb(89, 93, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3647, 0.4745

RGB percentages34.9%, 36.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(232.5, 15.2%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 26.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK26.4%, 23.1%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,856,633

CSS custom property--colour: #595D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#A6A286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55607Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#535D78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#516267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#797559

Analogous#596D79, #655979

Triadic#79595D, #5D7959

Split complementary#796559, #6D7959

Tetradic#79596D, #797559, #597965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C8CAD6

Lighter +30%#AAADC1

Lighter +20%#8D91AB

Lighter +10%#707495

Darker −10%#43465C

Darker −20%#2E303E

Darker −30%#181921

Darker −40%#030303

More saturated +25%#3F4993

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R89

G93

B121

Red89 (34.9%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue232.5°

Saturation (HSL)15.24%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 5D · B 79

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