Colour

#596A9A

#596A9A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#596A9A is a blue with RGB values 89, 106, 154 and HSL 224°, 27%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#596A9A

RGBrgb(89, 106, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4157, 0.6039

RGB percentages34.9%, 41.6%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(224.3, 26.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 42.2%, 60.4%)

CMYK42.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,859,994

CSS custom property--colour: #596A9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#A69565

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#596E9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#536999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#43747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A8959

Analogous#598A9A, #69599A

Triadic#9A596A, #6A9A59

Split complementary#9A6959, #8A9A59

Tetradic#9A598A, #9A8959, #599A68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7DBE8

Lighter +30%#B7BFD5

Lighter +20%#96A2C3

Lighter +10%#7685B0

Darker −10%#46547A

Darker −20%#343E59

Darker −30%#212739

Darker −40%#0E1119

More saturated +25%#3B5CB8

Less saturated −25%#77787C

Channel breakdown

R89

G106

B154

Red89 (34.9%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue224.31°

Saturation (HSL)26.75%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 6A · B 9A

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Colour values

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