Colour

#59637E

#59637E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#59637E is a blue with RGB values 89, 99, 126 and HSL 224°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59637E

RGBrgb(89, 99, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3882, 0.4941

RGB percentages34.9%, 38.8%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(223.8, 17.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 29.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK29.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,858,174

CSS custom property--colour: #59637E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#A69C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B657Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#58627Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4F686Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7459

Analogous#59767E, #61597E

Triadic#7E5963, #637E59

Split complementary#7E6259, #757E59

Tetradic#7E5976, #7E7459, #597E62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CACED9

Lighter +30%#ACB2C4

Lighter +20%#8E97AF

Lighter +10%#707B9A

Darker −10%#444C60

Darker −20%#2F3442

Darker −30%#1A1D24

Darker −40%#050506

More saturated +25%#3E5799

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R89

G99

B126

Red89 (34.9%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue223.78°

Saturation (HSL)17.21%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 63 · B 7E

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