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Recognised as Colour

#59819C

  • #59819C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#59819C is a blue with RGB values 89, 129, 156 and HSL 204°, 27%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#59819C#59819C
HEX#59819C
RGBrgb(89, 129, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5059, 0.6118
RGB percentages34.9%, 50.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(204.2, 27.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 42.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK42.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,884
CSS custom property--colour: #59819C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A67E63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75809Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3F888Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.6Gray · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7459
Analogous#599C95, #59609C
Triadic#9C5981, #819C59
Split complementary#9C5960, #9C9659
Tetradic#95599C, #9C7459, #609C59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E2E9
Lighter +30%#B8CAD6
Lighter +20%#97B2C4
Lighter +10%#779AB1
Darker −10%#46667C
Darker −20%#344B5B
Darker −30%#21303B
Darker −40%#0F161A
More saturated +25%#3A87BB
Less saturated −25%#787B7D

Channel breakdown

R89
G129
B156
Red89 (34.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue204.18°
Saturation (HSL)27.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 81 · B 9C

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