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Recognised as Colour

#598CE7

  • #598CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#598CE7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 140, 231 and HSL 218°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#598CE7#598CE7
HEX#598CE7
RGBrgb(89, 140, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.549, 0.9059
RGB percentages34.9%, 54.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(218.5, 74.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 61.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK61.5%, 39.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,775
CSS custom property--colour: #598CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A67318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6494EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5087E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7B459
Analogous#59D3E7, #6D59E7
Triadic#E7598C, #8CE759
Split complementary#E76D59, #D3E759
Tetradic#E759D3, #E7B459, #59E76D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9FA
Lighter +20%#B2CAF4
Lighter +10%#86ABED
Darker −10%#2C6DE1
Darker −20%#1C56BE
Darker −30%#154292
Darker −40%#0F2E65
More saturated +25%#4185FF
Less saturated −25%#7193CF

Channel breakdown

R89
G140
B231
Red89 (34.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue218.45°
Saturation (HSL)74.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8C · B E7

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