Colour

#00597C

#00597C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#00597C is a cyan with RGB values 0, 89, 124 and HSL 197°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#00597C#00597C

HEX#00597C

RGBrgb(0, 89, 124)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.349, 0.4863

RGB percentages0%, 34.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(196.9, 100%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 100%, 48.6%)

CMYK100%, 28.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer22,908

CSS custom property--colour: #00597C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#FFA683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47587Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#384E7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Teal · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C2300

Analogous#007C61, #001B7C

Triadic#7C0059, #597C00

Split complementary#7C001B, #7C6100

Tetradic#61007C, #7C2300, #1B7C00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#49CCFF

Lighter +30%#16BDFF

Lighter +20%#00A2E2

Lighter +10%#007EAF

Darker −10%#003449

Darker −20%#001016

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00597C

Less saturated −25%#10526D

Channel breakdown

G89

B124

Red0 (0%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue196.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 59 · B 7C

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