Colour

#585C98

#585C98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#585C98 is a blue with RGB values 88, 92, 152 and HSL 236°, 27%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#585C98

RGBrgb(88, 92, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3608, 0.5961

RGB percentages34.5%, 36.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(236.3, 26.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 42.1%, 59.6%)

CMYK42.1%, 39.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,790,872

CSS custom property--colour: #585C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#A7A367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47649Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#435F97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#446873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Medium purple · ΔE 31.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#989458

Analogous#587C98, #745898

Triadic#98585C, #5C9858

Split complementary#987458, #7C9858

Tetradic#98587C, #989458, #589874

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D6E7

Lighter +30%#B5B7D4

Lighter +20%#9597C1

Lighter +10%#7478AF

Darker −10%#454878

Darker −20%#333557

Darker −30%#202137

Darker −40%#0D0E17

More saturated +25%#3A42B6

Less saturated −25%#76767A

Channel breakdown

R88

G92

B152

Red88 (34.5%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue236.25°

Saturation (HSL)26.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 5C · B 98

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