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Colour

#596CD7

  • #596CD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#596CD7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 108, 215 and HSL 231°, 61%, 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

#596CD7#596CD7
HEX#596CD7
RGBrgb(89, 108, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4235, 0.8431
RGB percentages34.9%, 42.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(231, 61.2%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 58.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,567
CSS custom property--colour: #596CD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 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#707070
Inverted#A69328

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#347BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B70D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 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 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C459
Analogous#59ABD7, #8559D7
Triadic#D7596C, #6CD759
Split complementary#D78559, #ABD759
Tetradic#D759AB, #D7C459, #59D785

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D4D9F5
Lighter +20%#ABB5EB
Lighter +10%#8290E1
Darker −10%#3148CC
Darker −20%#273AA3
Darker −30%#1D2B7A
Darker −40%#131D51
More saturated +25%#3F5AF1
Less saturated −25%#737EBD

Channel breakdown

R89
G108
B215
Red89 (34.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue230.95°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6C · B D7

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