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Recognised as Colour

#599ABD

  • #599ABD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#599ABD is a blue with RGB values 89, 154, 189 and HSL 201°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#599ABD#599ABD
HEX#599ABD
RGBrgb(89, 154, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6039, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.9%, 60.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201, 43.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 52.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK52.9%, 18.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,872,317
CSS custom property--colour: #599ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A66542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8998BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#19A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7C59
Analogous#59BDAE, #5968BD
Triadic#BD599A, #9ABD59
Split complementary#BD5968, #BDAE59
Tetradic#AE59BD, #BD7C59, #68BD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F7
Lighter +30%#C6DDE9
Lighter +20%#A2C6DA
Lighter +10%#7DB0CC
Darker −10%#4180A2
Darker −20%#32637E
Darker −30%#244759
Darker −40%#152A35
More saturated +25%#3CA3DA
Less saturated −25%#7691A0

Channel breakdown

R89
G154
B189
Red89 (34.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 9A · B BD

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