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Recognised as Colour

#597EBE

  • #597EBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#597EBE is a blue with RGB values 89, 126, 190 and HSL 218°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#597EBE#597EBE
HEX#597EBE
RGBrgb(89, 126, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4941, 0.7451
RGB percentages34.9%, 49.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(218, 43.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 53.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK53.2%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,150
CSS custom property--colour: #597EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A68141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6583C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5979BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#248C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9959
Analogous#59B0BE, #6759BE
Triadic#BE597E, #7EBE59
Split complementary#BE6759, #B0BE59
Tetradic#BE59B0, #BE9959, #59BE67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF0F7
Lighter +30%#C7D3E9
Lighter +20%#A2B7DB
Lighter +10%#7E9ACC
Darker −10%#4065A4
Darker −20%#324E7F
Darker −30%#23385B
Darker −40%#152136
More saturated +25%#3C76DB
Less saturated −25%#7686A1

Channel breakdown

R89
G126
B190
Red89 (34.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue218.02°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 7E · B BE

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