Recognised as Colour

#59628A

#59628A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#59628A is a blue with RGB values 89, 98, 138 and HSL 229°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#59628A

RGBrgb(89, 98, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3843, 0.5412

RGB percentages34.9%, 38.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(229, 21.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229, 35.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 29%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,857,930

CSS custom property--colour: #59628A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#A69D75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55668Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#526289no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4B6A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 26.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A8159

Analogous#597A8A, #69598A

Triadic#8A5962, #628A59

Split complementary#8A6959, #7A8A59

Tetradic#8A597A, #8A8159, #598A69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD2E0

Lighter +30%#B0B5CC

Lighter +20%#9198B8

Lighter +10%#727BA4

Darker −10%#454C6B

Darker −20%#31364C

Darker −30%#1D202D

Darker −40%#090A0E

More saturated +25%#3D50A6

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R89

G98

B138

Red89 (34.9%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue228.98°

Saturation (HSL)21.59%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 62 · B 8A

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