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Recognised as Colour

#596BDB

  • #596BDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#596BDB is a blue with RGB values 89, 107, 219 and HSL 232°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#596BDB#596BDB
HEX#596BDB
RGBrgb(89, 107, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4196, 0.8588
RGB percentages34.9%, 42%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(231.7, 64.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 59.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK59.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,315
CSS custom property--colour: #596BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A69424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C7BDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#066FD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008599no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC959
Analogous#59ACDB, #8859DB
Triadic#DB596B, #6BDB59
Split complementary#DB8859, #ACDB59
Tetradic#DB59AC, #DBC959, #59DB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7DBF6
Lighter +20%#ADB6ED
Lighter +10%#8390E4
Darker −10%#2F46D2
Darker −20%#2537A9
Darker −30%#1C297F
Darker −40%#131C55
More saturated +25%#4059F4
Less saturated −25%#727DC2

Channel breakdown

R89
G107
B219
Red89 (34.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue231.69°
Saturation (HSL)64.36%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6B · B DB

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