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Recognised as Colour

#596FE1

  • #596FE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#596FE1 is a blue with RGB values 89, 111, 225 and HSL 230°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#596FE1#596FE1
HEX#596FE1
RGBrgb(89, 111, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4353, 0.8824
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(230.3, 69.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 60.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK60.4%, 50.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,345
CSS custom property--colour: #596FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A6901E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F7FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0673DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.3Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CB59
Analogous#59B3E1, #8759E1
Triadic#E1596F, #6FE159
Split complementary#E18759, #B3E159
Tetradic#E159B3, #E1CB59, #59E187

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDFF8
Lighter +20%#AFBAF1
Lighter +10%#8494E9
Darker −10%#2E4AD9
Darker −20%#2038B4
Darker −30%#192B88
Darker −40%#111D5D
More saturated +25%#415EFA
Less saturated −25%#7280C9

Channel breakdown

R89
G111
B225
Red89 (34.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)69.39%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6F · B E1

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