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Recognised as Colour

#5898EA

  • #5898EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5898EA is a blue with RGB values 88, 152, 234 and HSL 214°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5898EA#5898EA
HEX#5898EA
RGBrgb(88, 152, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5961, 0.9176
RGB percentages34.5%, 59.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(213.7, 77.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 62.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK62.4%, 35%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,806,314
CSS custom property--colour: #5898EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A76715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6190E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30Royal blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAAA58
Analogous#58E1EA, #6158EA
Triadic#EA5898, #98EA58
Split complementary#EA6158, #E1EA58
Tetradic#EA58E1, #EAAA58, #58EA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0ECFB
Lighter +20%#B3D0F5
Lighter +10%#85B4F0
Darker −10%#2B7CE4
Darker −20%#1963C3
Darker −30%#134C96
Darker −40%#0D3569
More saturated +25%#4395FF
Less saturated −25%#709BD3

Channel breakdown

R88
G152
B234
Red88 (34.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue213.7°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 98 · B EA

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