Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#597AF3

  • #597AF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#597AF3 is a blue with RGB values 89, 122, 243 and HSL 227°, 87%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#597AF3#597AF3
HEX#597AF3
RGBrgb(89, 122, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4784, 0.9529
RGB percentages34.9%, 47.8%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(227.1, 86.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 63.4%, 95.3%)
CMYK63.4%, 49.8%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,864,179
CSS custom property--colour: #597AF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A6850C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#368AF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0096ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3D259
Analogous#59C7F3, #8559F3
Triadic#F3597A, #7AF359
Split complementary#F38559, #C7F359
Tetradic#F359C7, #F3D259, #59F385

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8ECFD
Lighter +20%#B8C6FA
Lighter +10%#89A0F6
Darker −10%#2954F0
Darker −20%#103AD6
Darker −30%#0C2DA7
Darker −40%#092077
More saturated +25%#4D73FF
Less saturated −25%#6F87DD

Channel breakdown

R89
G122
B243
Red89 (34.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)86.52%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 7A · B F3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “597af3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.