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Recognised as Colour

#597EC1

  • #597EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#597EC1 is a blue with RGB values 89, 126, 193 and HSL 219°, 46%, 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

#597EC1#597EC1
HEX#597EC1
RGBrgb(89, 126, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4941, 0.7569
RGB percentages34.9%, 49.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(218.7, 45.6%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 53.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK53.9%, 34.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,153
CSS custom property--colour: #597EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A6813E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6383C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#577AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#208D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19C59
Analogous#59B2C1, #6859C1
Triadic#C1597E, #7EC159
Split complementary#C16859, #B2C159
Tetradic#C159B2, #C19C59, #59C168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F8
Lighter +30%#C8D5EB
Lighter +20%#A3B8DD
Lighter +10%#7E9BCF
Darker −10%#3F64A8
Darker −20%#314E83
Darker −30%#23385E
Darker −40%#152239
More saturated +25%#3D76DE
Less saturated −25%#7686A5

Channel breakdown

R89
G126
B193
Red89 (34.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue218.65°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 7E · B C1

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