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Recognised as Colour

#588EE8

  • #588EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#588EE8 is a blue with RGB values 88, 142, 232 and HSL 218°, 76%, 63%. 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

#588EE8#588EE8
HEX#588EE8
RGBrgb(88, 142, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5569, 0.9098
RGB percentages34.5%, 55.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(217.5, 75.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 62.1%, 91%)
CMYK62.1%, 38.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,803,752
CSS custom property--colour: #588EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A77117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6796ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5288E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 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 text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.17, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B258
Analogous#58D6E8, #6A58E8
Triadic#E8588E, #8EE858
Split complementary#E86A58, #D6E858
Tetradic#E858D6, #E8B258, #58E86A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE9FB
Lighter +20%#B2CBF4
Lighter +10%#85ACEE
Darker −10%#2B70E2
Darker −20%#1A58C0
Darker −30%#144493
Darker −40%#0E2F66
More saturated +25%#4188FF
Less saturated −25%#7094D0

Channel breakdown

R88
G142
B232
Red88 (34.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)75.79%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 8E · B E8

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