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Recognised as Colour

#59798B

  • #59798B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#59798B is a blue with RGB values 89, 121, 139 and HSL 202°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#59798B#59798B
HEX#59798B
RGBrgb(89, 121, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4745, 0.5451
RGB percentages34.9%, 47.5%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(201.6, 21.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 36%, 54.5%)
CMYK36%, 12.9%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,863,819
CSS custom property--colour: #59798B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A68674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70788Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#69728Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#487E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.6Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5Gray · ΔE 15.7Dim grey · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B6B59
Analogous#598B84, #59608B
Triadic#8B5979, #798B59
Split complementary#8B5960, #8B8459
Tetradic#84598B, #8B6B59, #608B59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDAE1
Lighter +30%#B0C2CD
Lighter +20%#91ABB9
Lighter +10%#7293A5
Darker −10%#455E6C
Darker −20%#31434D
Darker −30%#1D282E
Darker −40%#090D0F
More saturated +25%#3D81A7
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R89
G121
B139
Red89 (34.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 79 · B 8B

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