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Recognised as Colour

#588FCA

  • #588FCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#588FCA is a blue with RGB values 88, 143, 202 and HSL 211°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#588FCA#588FCA
HEX#588FCA
RGBrgb(88, 143, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5608, 0.7922
RGB percentages34.5%, 56.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(211.1, 51.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 56.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK56.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,803,978
CSS custom property--colour: #588FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A77035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7792CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 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 text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9358
Analogous#58C8CA, #5A58CA
Triadic#CA588F, #8FCA58
Split complementary#CA5A58, #C8CA58
Tetradic#CA58C8, #CA9358, #58CA5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F7FB
Lighter +30%#CCDDEF
Lighter +20%#A5C3E3
Lighter +10%#7FA9D6
Darker −10%#3A75B5
Darker −20%#2D5C8F
Darker −30%#214368
Darker −40%#152A41
More saturated +25%#3D8EE5
Less saturated −25%#7490AE

Channel breakdown

R88
G143
B202
Red88 (34.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue211.05°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 8F · B CA

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