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Recognised as Colour

#596FD5

  • #596FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#596FD5 is a blue with RGB values 89, 111, 213 and HSL 229°, 60%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#596FD5#596FD5
HEX#596FD5
RGBrgb(89, 111, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4353, 0.8353
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(229.4, 59.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 58.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK58.2%, 47.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,333
CSS custom property--colour: #596FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A6902A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D7CD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2971D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BF59
Analogous#59ADD5, #8159D5
Triadic#D5596F, #6FD559
Split complementary#D58159, #ADD559
Tetradic#D559AD, #D5BF59, #59D581

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D3D9F4
Lighter +20%#AAB6EA
Lighter +10%#8292DF
Darker −10%#334DC8
Darker −20%#283EA0
Darker −30%#1E2E77
Darker −40%#141E4E
More saturated +25%#3F5EEF
Less saturated −25%#7380BB

Channel breakdown

R89
G111
B213
Red89 (34.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6F · B D5

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