Colour

#597FCA

#597FCA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#597FCA is a blue with RGB values 89, 127, 202 and HSL 220°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#597FCA

RGBrgb(89, 127, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.498, 0.7922

RGB percentages34.9%, 49.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(219.8, 51.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 55.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK55.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,865,418

CSS custom property--colour: #597FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A68035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6086CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#527BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0C909Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5 Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5 Royal blue · ΔE 28.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAA459

Analogous#59B8CA, #6B59CA

Triadic#CA597F, #7FCA59

Split complementary#CA6B59, #B8CA59

Tetradic#CA59B8, #CAA459, #59CA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4F6FB

Lighter +30%#CDD8EF

Lighter +20%#A6BBE3

Lighter +10%#809DD6

Darker −10%#3A64B6

Darker −20%#2E4F8F

Darker −30%#213969

Darker −40%#152442

More saturated +25%#3E76E5

Less saturated −25%#7488AF

Channel breakdown

R89

G127

B202

Red89 (34.9%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue219.82°

Saturation (HSL)51.6%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 7F · B CA

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Colour values

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