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Recognised as Colour

#596FF6

  • #596FF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#596FF6 is a blue with RGB values 89, 111, 246 and HSL 232°, 90%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#596FF6#596FF6
HEX#596FF6
RGBrgb(89, 111, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4353, 0.9647
RGB percentages34.9%, 43.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 89.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 63.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK63.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,861,366
CSS custom property--colour: #596FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A69009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6E059
Analogous#59BDF6, #9259F6
Triadic#F6596F, #6FF659
Split complementary#F69259, #BDF659
Tetradic#F659BD, #F6E059, #59F692

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEDFE
Lighter +20%#BAC3FB
Lighter +10%#8999F9
Darker −10%#2945F3
Darker −20%#0C29DD
Darker −30%#0920AD
Darker −40%#07177C
More saturated +25%#5069FF
Less saturated −25%#6F7FE0

Channel breakdown

R89
G111
B246
Red89 (34.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue231.59°
Saturation (HSL)89.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 6F · B F6

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