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Recognised as Colour

#596A85

  • #596A85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#596A85 is a blue with RGB values 89, 106, 133 and HSL 217°, 20%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#596A85#596A85
HEX#596A85
RGBrgb(89, 106, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4157, 0.5216
RGB percentages34.9%, 41.6%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(216.8, 19.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 33.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK33.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,859,973
CSS custom property--colour: #596A85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A6957A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#616B86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4C7073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Dim grey · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#857459
Analogous#598085, #5E5985
Triadic#85596A, #6A8559
Split complementary#855E59, #808559
Tetradic#855980, #857459, #59855E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD3DD
Lighter +30%#AEB8C9
Lighter +20%#909EB4
Lighter +10%#7183A0
Darker −10%#455266
Darker −20%#303948
Darker −30%#1C2129
Darker −40%#07090B
More saturated +25%#3D64A1
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R89
G106
B133
Red89 (34.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue216.82°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6A · B 85

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