Recognised as Colour

#59638B

#59638B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#59638B is a blue with RGB values 89, 99, 139 and HSL 228°, 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

#59638B#59638B

HEX#59638B

RGBrgb(89, 99, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3882, 0.5451

RGB percentages34.9%, 38.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(228, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK36%, 28.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,858,187

CSS custom property--colour: #59638B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#A69C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56678Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#52638Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4B6B71no 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 text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8159

Analogous#597C8B, #68598B

Triadic#8B5963, #638B59

Split complementary#8B6859, #7C8B59

Tetradic#8B597C, #8B8159, #598B68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD3E1

Lighter +30%#B0B6CD

Lighter +20%#9199B9

Lighter +10%#727CA5

Darker −10%#454D6C

Darker −20%#31374D

Darker −30%#1D212E

Darker −40%#090A0F

More saturated +25%#3D52A7

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R89

G99

B139

Red89 (34.9%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)21.93%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 63 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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