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Recognised as Colour

#596E9F

  • #596E9F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#596E9F is a blue with RGB values 89, 110, 159 and HSL 222°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#596E9F#596E9F
HEX#596E9F
RGBrgb(89, 110, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4314, 0.6235
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.1%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(222, 28.2%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 44%, 62.4%)
CMYK44%, 30.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,023
CSS custom property--colour: #596E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#A69160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D72A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#556C9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#40787Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F8A59
Analogous#59919F, #67599F
Triadic#9F596E, #6E9F59
Split complementary#9F6759, #919F59
Tetradic#9F5991, #9F8A59, #599F67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADFEA
Lighter +30%#B9C2D8
Lighter +20%#98A6C6
Lighter +10%#788AB3
Darker −10%#47577E
Darker −20%#34415E
Darker −30%#222A3D
Darker −40%#10141C
More saturated +25%#3A62BE
Less saturated −25%#787A80

Channel breakdown

R89
G110
B159
Red89 (34.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)28.23%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6E · B 9F

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