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Recognised as Colour

#589ABE

  • #589ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#589ABE is a blue with RGB values 88, 154, 190 and HSL 201°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#589ABE#589ABE
HEX#589ABE
RGBrgb(88, 154, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.6039, 0.7451
RGB percentages34.5%, 60.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(201.2, 44%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 53.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK53.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,806,782
CSS custom property--colour: #589ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A76541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8999C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#11A4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7C58
Analogous#58BEAF, #5867BE
Triadic#BE589A, #9ABE58
Split complementary#BE5867, #BEAF58
Tetradic#AF58BE, #BE7C58, #67BE58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F7
Lighter +30%#C6DDE9
Lighter +20%#A1C6DB
Lighter +10%#7DB0CC
Darker −10%#4080A3
Darker −20%#31637F
Darker −30%#23475A
Darker −40%#152A35
More saturated +25%#3BA3DB
Less saturated −25%#7591A1

Channel breakdown

R88
G154
B190
Red88 (34.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)43.97%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 9A · B BE

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