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Recognised as Colour

#596BB0

  • #596BB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#596BB0 is a blue with RGB values 89, 107, 176 and HSL 228°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#596BB0#596BB0
HEX#596BB0
RGBrgb(89, 107, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4196, 0.6902
RGB percentages34.9%, 42%, 69%
HSLhsl(227.6, 35.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 49.4%, 69%)
CMYK49.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,272
CSS custom property--colour: #596BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#A6944F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5073B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#486BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#367A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09E59
Analogous#5996B0, #7259B0
Triadic#B0596B, #6BB059
Split complementary#B07359, #96B059
Tetradic#B05996, #B09E59, #59B073

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E6F2
Lighter +30%#C1C7E1
Lighter +20%#9EA9D1
Lighter +10%#7C8AC0
Darker −10%#455591
Darker −20%#35416E
Darker −30%#242C4C
Darker −40%#141829
More saturated +25%#3A59CF
Less saturated −25%#787D91

Channel breakdown

R89
G107
B176
Red89 (34.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue227.59°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6B · B B0

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