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Colour

#596CCC

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

#596CCC is a blue with RGB values 89, 108, 204 and HSL 230°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#596CCC#596CCC
HEX#596CCC
RGBrgb(89, 108, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4235, 0.8
RGB percentages34.9%, 42.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(230.1, 53%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 56.4%, 80%)
CMYK56.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,556
CSS custom property--colour: #596CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A69333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F78D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F6FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#128192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB959
Analogous#59A5CC, #7F59CC
Triadic#CC596C, #6CCC59
Split complementary#CC7F59, #A6CC59
Tetradic#CC59A6, #CCB959, #59CC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F6FC
Lighter +30%#CED4F0
Lighter +20%#A7B1E4
Lighter +10%#808FD8
Darker −10%#394EB9
Darker −20%#2D3E92
Darker −30%#212D6B
Darker −40%#151D44
More saturated +25%#3E5AE7
Less saturated −25%#747EB1

Channel breakdown

R89
G108
B204
Red89 (34.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue230.09°
Saturation (HSL)53%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6C · B CC

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