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Recognised as Colour

#0590DE

  • #0590DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0590DE is a blue with RGB values 5, 144, 222 and HSL 202°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0590DE#0590DE
HEX#0590DE
RGBrgb(5, 144, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5647, 0.8706
RGB percentages2%, 56.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(201.6, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer364,766
CSS custom property--colour: #0590DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FA6F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A93E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D82DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 30.9Royal blue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE5305
Analogous#05DEC0, #0523DE
Triadic#DE0590, #90DE05
Split complementary#DE0523, #DEC005
Tetradic#C005DE, #DE5305, #23DE05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E2FD
Lighter +30%#80CFFC
Lighter +20%#4EBDFB
Lighter +10%#1CAAFA
Darker −10%#0470AC
Darker −20%#034F7A
Darker −30%#022F48
Darker −40%#010F16
More saturated +25%#0091E3
Less saturated −25%#2188C2

Channel breakdown

R5
G144
B222
Red5 (2%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue201.57°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 90 · B DE

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