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Recognised as Colour

#598BBC

  • #598BBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#598BBC is a blue with RGB values 89, 139, 188 and HSL 210°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#598BBC#598BBC
HEX#598BBC
RGBrgb(89, 139, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5451, 0.7373
RGB percentages34.9%, 54.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(209.7, 42.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 52.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK52.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,476
CSS custom property--colour: #598BBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#A67443

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#22969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8A59
Analogous#59BCBC, #5959BC
Triadic#BC598B, #8BBC59
Split complementary#BC5959, #BCBC59
Tetradic#BC59BC, #BC8A59, #59BC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1F7
Lighter +30%#C6D7E8
Lighter +20%#A2BED9
Lighter +10%#7DA4CB
Darker −10%#4171A1
Darker −20%#32587D
Darker −30%#243E58
Darker −40%#152534
More saturated +25%#3C8BD9
Less saturated −25%#768B9F

Channel breakdown

R89
G139
B188
Red89 (34.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue209.7°
Saturation (HSL)42.49%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8B · B BC

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