Recognised as Colour

#59658A

#59658A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#59658A is a blue with RGB values 89, 101, 138 and HSL 225°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59658A

RGBrgb(89, 101, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.3961, 0.5412

RGB percentages34.9%, 39.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(225.3, 21.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 35.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,858,698

CSS custom property--colour: #59658A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#A69A75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59688Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#556489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4B6C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Dim grey · ΔE 22.5 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A7E59

Analogous#597D8A, #66598A

Triadic#8A5965, #658A59

Split complementary#8A6659, #7D8A59

Tetradic#8A597D, #8A7E59, #598A66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD3E0

Lighter +30%#B0B7CC

Lighter +20%#919BB8

Lighter +10%#727EA4

Darker −10%#454E6B

Darker −20%#31384C

Darker −30%#1D212D

Darker −40%#090A0E

More saturated +25%#3D57A6

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R89

G101

B138

Red89 (34.9%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue225.31°

Saturation (HSL)21.59%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 65 · B 8A

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