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Recognised as Colour

#588DEC

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

#588DEC is a blue with RGB values 88, 141, 236 and HSL 219°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#588DEC#588DEC
HEX#588DEC
RGBrgb(88, 141, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5529, 0.9255
RGB percentages34.5%, 55.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(218.5, 79.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 62.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK62.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,803,500
CSS custom property--colour: #588DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A77213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6296F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D88EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB758
Analogous#58D7EC, #6D58EC
Triadic#EC588D, #8DEC58
Split complementary#EC6D58, #D7EC58
Tetradic#EC58D7, #ECB758, #58EC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBFC
Lighter +20%#B4CCF6
Lighter +10%#86ACF1
Darker −10%#2A6EE7
Darker −20%#1756C7
Darker −30%#11429A
Darker −40%#0C2E6C
More saturated +25%#4588FF
Less saturated −25%#6F94D5

Channel breakdown

R88
G141
B236
Red88 (34.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue218.51°
Saturation (HSL)79.57%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 8D · B EC

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