Recognised as Colour

#595F8F

#595F8F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#595F8F is a blue with RGB values 89, 95, 143 and HSL 233°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#595F8F#595F8F

HEX#595F8F

RGBrgb(89, 95, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3725, 0.5608

RGB percentages34.9%, 37.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(233.3, 23.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 37.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK37.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,857,167

CSS custom property--colour: #595F8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#A6A070

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506491no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C608Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#496870no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F8959

Analogous#597A8F, #6E598F

Triadic#8F595F, #5F8F59

Split complementary#8F6E59, #7A8F59

Tetradic#8F597A, #8F8959, #598F6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D3E3

Lighter +30%#B2B5CF

Lighter +20%#9397BB

Lighter +10%#7379A8

Darker −10%#454A70

Darker −20%#323550

Darker −30%#1E2031

Darker −40%#0B0B11

More saturated +25%#3C48AC

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R89

G95

B143

Red89 (34.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)23.28%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 5F · B 8F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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