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Recognised as Colour

#599FA1

  • #599FA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#599FA1 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 159, 161 and HSL 182°, 29%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#599FA1#599FA1
HEX#599FA1
RGBrgb(89, 159, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6235, 0.6314
RGB percentages34.9%, 62.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(181.7, 28.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 44.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK44.7%, 1.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,873,569
CSS custom property--colour: #599FA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A6605E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9699A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A90A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#35A39Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 1.9Dark cyan · ΔE 12.9Teal · ΔE 14.9Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 1.86, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A15B59
Analogous#59A17F, #597BA1
Triadic#A1599F, #9FA159
Split complementary#A1597B, #A17F59
Tetradic#7F59A1, #A15B59, #7BA159

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBEBEB
Lighter +30%#BAD8D9
Lighter +20%#99C5C7
Lighter +10%#78B3B5
Darker −10%#477F80
Darker −20%#355E5F
Darker −30%#233E3E
Darker −40%#101D1E
More saturated +25%#3ABDC0
Less saturated −25%#788182

Channel breakdown

R89
G159
B161
Red89 (34.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue181.67°
Saturation (HSL)28.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 9F · B A1

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