Colour

#595E6C

#595E6C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#595E6C is a blue with RGB values 89, 94, 108 and HSL 224°, 10%, 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

#595E6C#595E6C

HEX#595E6C

RGBrgb(89, 94, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3686, 0.4235

RGB percentages34.9%, 36.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(224.2, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK17.6%, 13%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,856,876

CSS custom property--colour: #595E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#A6A193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5F6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#595D6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#556162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6759

Analogous#59686C, #5E596C

Triadic#6C595E, #5E6C59

Split complementary#6C5E59, #686C59

Tetradic#6C5967, #6C6759, #596C5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C6CE

Lighter +30%#A7ABB7

Lighter +20%#8B91A0

Lighter +10%#707688

Darker −10%#424650

Darker −20%#2B2D34

Darker −30%#141518

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#405285

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R89

G94

B108

Red89 (34.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 5E · B 6C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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