Colour

#59889F

#59889F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#59889F is a cyan with RGB values 89, 136, 159 and HSL 200°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#59889F

RGBrgb(89, 136, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5333, 0.6235

RGB percentages34.9%, 53.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(199.7, 28.2%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 44%, 62.4%)

CMYK44%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,867,679

CSS custom property--colour: #59889F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#A67760

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D86A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#727E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#3C8E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6 Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Teal · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F7059

Analogous#599F93, #59659F

Triadic#9F5988, #889F59

Split complementary#9F5965, #9F9359

Tetradic#93599F, #9F7059, #659F59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAE5EA

Lighter +30%#B9CED8

Lighter +20%#98B7C6

Lighter +10%#78A0B3

Darker −10%#476C7E

Darker −20%#34505E

Darker −30%#22343D

Darker −40%#10181C

More saturated +25%#3A93BE

Less saturated −25%#787D80

Channel breakdown

R89

G136

B159

Red89 (34.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue199.71°

Saturation (HSL)28.23%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 88 · B 9F

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