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Recognised as Colour

#579AE8

  • #579AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#579AE8 is a blue with RGB values 87, 154, 232 and HSL 212°, 76%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#579AE8#579AE8
HEX#579AE8
RGBrgb(87, 154, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6039, 0.9098
RGB percentages34.1%, 60.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(212.3, 75.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 62.5%, 91%)
CMYK62.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,741,288
CSS custom property--colour: #579AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A86517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#789FEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6591E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Steel blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A557
Analogous#57E2E8, #5D57E8
Triadic#E8579A, #9AE857
Split complementary#E85D57, #E2E857
Tetradic#E857E2, #E8A557, #57E85D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEBFA
Lighter +20%#B1D0F4
Lighter +10%#84B5EE
Darker −10%#2A7FE2
Darker −20%#1A66BF
Darker −30%#144E92
Darker −40%#0E3665
More saturated +25%#4098FF
Less saturated −25%#6F9CD0

Channel breakdown

R87
G154
B232
Red87 (34.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue212.28°
Saturation (HSL)75.92%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 9A · B E8

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