Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#587CC4

  • #587CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#587CC4 is a blue with RGB values 88, 124, 196 and HSL 220°, 48%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#587CC4#587CC4
HEX#587CC4
RGBrgb(88, 124, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4863, 0.7686
RGB percentages34.5%, 48.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(220, 47.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 55.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK55.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,799,108
CSS custom property--colour: #587CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A7833B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F82C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5278C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#178C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A058
Analogous#58B2C4, #6A58C4
Triadic#C4587C, #7CC458
Split complementary#C46A58, #B2C458
Tetradic#C458B2, #C4A058, #58C46A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF2F9
Lighter +30%#C9D5EC
Lighter +20%#A3B7DF
Lighter +10%#7E9AD1
Darker −10%#3D62AC
Darker −20%#304D86
Darker −30%#223761
Darker −40%#15223B
More saturated +25%#3C73E0
Less saturated −25%#7485A8

Channel breakdown

R88
G124
B196
Red88 (34.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)47.79%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 7C · B C4

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “587cc4” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.