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Recognised as Colour

#596EB0

  • #596EB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#596EB0 is a blue with RGB values 89, 110, 176 and HSL 226°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#596EB0#596EB0
HEX#596EB0
RGBrgb(89, 110, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4314, 0.6902
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(225.5, 35.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 49.4%, 69%)
CMYK49.4%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,040
CSS custom property--colour: #596EB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#A6914F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5575B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C6DAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#357C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09B59
Analogous#5999B0, #7059B0
Triadic#B0596E, #6EB059
Split complementary#B06F59, #9AB059
Tetradic#B05999, #B09B59, #59B070

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7F2
Lighter +30%#C1C9E1
Lighter +20%#9EAAD1
Lighter +10%#7C8CC0
Darker −10%#455791
Darker −20%#35436E
Darker −30%#242E4C
Darker −40%#141929
More saturated +25%#3A5ECF
Less saturated −25%#787E91

Channel breakdown

R89
G110
B176
Red89 (34.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue225.52°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6E · B B0

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