Colour

#596B93

#596B93
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#596B93 is a blue with RGB values 89, 107, 147 and HSL 221°, 25%, 46%. 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#596B93

RGBrgb(89, 107, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4196, 0.5765

RGB percentages34.9%, 42%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(221.4, 24.6%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 39.5%, 57.6%)

CMYK39.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,860,243

CSS custom property--colour: #596B93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#A6946C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6E95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#586992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#467379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#938159

Analogous#598893, #645993

Triadic#93596B, #6B9359

Split complementary#936459, #889359

Tetradic#935988, #938159, #599364

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D9E5

Lighter +30%#B4BDD1

Lighter +20%#94A1BE

Lighter +10%#7485AB

Darker −10%#465473

Darker −20%#333D53

Darker −30%#1F2634

Darker −40%#0C0F14

More saturated +25%#3B60B1

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R89

G107

B147

Red89 (34.9%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue221.38°

Saturation (HSL)24.58%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 6B · B 93

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Colour values

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