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Recognised as Colour

#596BB4

  • #596BB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#596BB4 is a blue with RGB values 89, 107, 180 and HSL 228°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#596BB4#596BB4
HEX#596BB4
RGBrgb(89, 107, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4196, 0.7059
RGB percentages34.9%, 42%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(228.1, 37.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 50.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK50.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,276
CSS custom property--colour: #596BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#A6944B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E73B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#456CB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#337B87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4A259
Analogous#5998B4, #7459B4
Triadic#B4596B, #6BB459
Split complementary#B47559, #98B459
Tetradic#B45999, #B4A259, #59B475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E8F3
Lighter +30%#C2C9E4
Lighter +20%#9FAAD4
Lighter +10%#7C8AC4
Darker −10%#445496
Darker −20%#344073
Darker −30%#242D50
Darker −40%#14192D
More saturated +25%#3B59D2
Less saturated −25%#777D96

Channel breakdown

R89
G107
B180
Red89 (34.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue228.13°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6B · B B4

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