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Recognised as Colour

#596CFE

  • #596CFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#596CFE is a blue with RGB values 89, 108, 254 and HSL 233°, 99%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#596CFE#596CFE
HEX#596CFE
RGBrgb(89, 108, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4235, 0.9961
RGB percentages34.9%, 42.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(233.1, 98.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 65%, 99.6%)
CMYK65%, 57.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,860,606
CSS custom property--colour: #596CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A69301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 31Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEB59
Analogous#59BEFE, #9959FE
Triadic#FE596C, #6CFE59
Split complementary#FE9959, #BEFE59
Tetradic#FE59BE, #FEEB59, #59FE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3FF
Lighter +20%#BEC6FF
Lighter +10%#8C99FE
Darker −10%#263FFE
Darker −20%#011DF0
Darker −30%#0117BD
Darker −40%#01118A
More saturated +25%#586BFF
Less saturated −25%#6E7CE9

Channel breakdown

R89
G108
B254
Red89 (34.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue233.09°
Saturation (HSL)98.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6C · B FE

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