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Recognised as Colour

#59739E

  • #59739E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#59739E is a blue with RGB values 89, 115, 158 and HSL 217°, 28%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#59739E#59739E
HEX#59739E
RGBrgb(89, 115, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.451, 0.6196
RGB percentages34.9%, 45.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(217.4, 27.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 43.7%, 62%)
CMYK43.7%, 27.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,862,302
CSS custom property--colour: #59739E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#A68C61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6376A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#407C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8459
Analogous#59959E, #62599E
Triadic#9E5973, #739E59
Split complementary#9E6259, #959E59
Tetradic#9E5995, #9E8459, #599E62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9DFEA
Lighter +30%#B9C4D7
Lighter +20%#98A9C5
Lighter +10%#778EB3
Darker −10%#475B7D
Darker −20%#34445D
Darker −30%#222C3C
Darker −40%#0F141C
More saturated +25%#3A6BBD
Less saturated −25%#787B7F

Channel breakdown

R89
G115
B158
Red89 (34.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue217.39°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 73 · B 9E

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