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Recognised as Colour

#596FC2

  • #596FC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#596FC2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 111, 194 and HSL 227°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#596FC2#596FC2
HEX#596FC2
RGBrgb(89, 111, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4353, 0.7608
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(227.4, 46.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 54.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK54.1%, 42.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,314
CSS custom property--colour: #596FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#A6903D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C79C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#406FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#23818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AC59
Analogous#59A3C2, #7859C2
Triadic#C2596F, #6FC259
Split complementary#C27859, #A3C259
Tetradic#C259A4, #C2AC59, #59C278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0F9
Lighter +30%#C9D0EB
Lighter +20%#A4B0DD
Lighter +10%#7E8FD0
Darker −10%#3E55AA
Darker −20%#314284
Darker −30%#23305F
Darker −40%#151D3A
More saturated +25%#3D5FDE
Less saturated −25%#757FA6

Channel breakdown

R89
G111
B194
Red89 (34.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue227.43°
Saturation (HSL)46.26%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6F · B C2

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