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Recognised as Colour

#589DD0

  • #589DD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#589DD0 is a blue with RGB values 88, 157, 208 and HSL 206°, 56%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#589DD0#589DD0
HEX#589DD0
RGBrgb(88, 157, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.6157, 0.8157
RGB percentages34.5%, 61.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(205.5, 56.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 57.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK57.7%, 24.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,807,568
CSS custom property--colour: #589DD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A7622F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7691CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D08B58
Analogous#58D0C7, #5861D0
Triadic#D0589D, #9DD058
Split complementary#D05861, #D0C758
Tetradic#C758D0, #D08B58, #61D058

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFD
Lighter +30%#CFE3F2
Lighter +20%#A8CCE6
Lighter +10%#80B4DB
Darker −10%#3685BF
Darker −20%#2B6997
Darker −30%#1F4E70
Darker −40%#143248
More saturated +25%#3DA1EB
Less saturated −25%#7399B5

Channel breakdown

R88
G157
B208
Red88 (34.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue205.5°
Saturation (HSL)56.07%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 9D · B D0

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