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Recognised as Colour

#588DD5

  • #588DD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#588DD5 is a blue with RGB values 88, 141, 213 and HSL 215°, 60%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#588DD5#588DD5
HEX#588DD5
RGBrgb(88, 141, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5529, 0.8353
RGB percentages34.5%, 55.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(214.6, 59.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 58.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK58.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,803,477
CSS custom property--colour: #588DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A7722A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F92D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F86D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA7no 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 text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Steel blue · ΔE 14Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5A058
Analogous#58CCD5, #6158D5
Triadic#D5588D, #8DD558
Split complementary#D56258, #CBD558
Tetradic#D558CC, #D5A058, #58D562

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D2E0F4
Lighter +20%#AAC5E9
Lighter +10%#81A9DF
Darker −10%#3272C8
Darker −20%#285A9F
Darker −30%#1E4376
Darker −40%#132C4E
More saturated +25%#3E89EF
Less saturated −25%#7291BB

Channel breakdown

R88
G141
B213
Red88 (34.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue214.56°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 8D · B D5

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