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Recognised as Colour

#599CD2

  • #599CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#599CD2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 156, 210 and HSL 207°, 57%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#599CD2#599CD2
HEX#599CD2
RGBrgb(89, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages34.9%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(206.8, 57.3%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 57.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK57.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,872,850
CSS custom property--colour: #599CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A6632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859DD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7491D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28F59
Analogous#59D2CC, #595FD2
Triadic#D2599C, #9CD259
Split complementary#D2595F, #D2CB59
Tetradic#CC59D2, #D28F59, #5FD259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFE
Lighter +30%#D1E4F3
Lighter +20%#A9CCE8
Lighter +10%#81B4DD
Darker −10%#3584C3
Darker −20%#2A699B
Darker −30%#1F4D73
Darker −40%#14324B
More saturated +25%#3F9FEC
Less saturated −25%#7399B8

Channel breakdown

R89
G156
B210
Red89 (34.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue206.78°
Saturation (HSL)57.35%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 9C · B D2

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