Recognised as Colour

#59667E

#59667E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#59667E is a blue with RGB values 89, 102, 126 and HSL 219°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59667E

RGBrgb(89, 102, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4, 0.4941

RGB percentages34.9%, 40%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(218.9, 17.2%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 29.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK29.4%, 19%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,858,942

CSS custom property--colour: #59667E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#A69981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E677Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B647Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4F6B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7159

Analogous#59787E, #5F597E

Triadic#7E5966, #667E59

Split complementary#7E5E59, #797E59

Tetradic#7E5978, #7E7159, #597E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CACFD9

Lighter +30%#ACB4C4

Lighter +20%#8E9AAF

Lighter +10%#707F9A

Darker −10%#444E60

Darker −20%#2F3642

Darker −30%#1A1D24

Darker −40%#050506

More saturated +25%#3E5E99

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R89

G102

B126

Red89 (34.9%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue218.92°

Saturation (HSL)17.21%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 66 · B 7E

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