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Recognised as Colour

#598CEB

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

#598CEB is a blue with RGB values 89, 140, 235 and HSL 219°, 78%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#598CEB#598CEB
HEX#598CEB
RGBrgb(89, 140, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.549, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.9%, 54.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219, 78.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 62.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 40.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,779
CSS custom property--colour: #598CEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A67314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6295EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C87E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB859
Analogous#59D5EB, #6F59EB
Triadic#EB598C, #8CEB59
Split complementary#EB6F59, #D5EB59
Tetradic#EB59D5, #EBB859, #59EB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EBFB
Lighter +20%#B4CBF6
Lighter +10%#87ACF0
Darker −10%#2B6CE6
Darker −20%#1855C6
Darker −30%#124199
Darker −40%#0D2E6B
More saturated +25%#4586FF
Less saturated −25%#7093D4

Channel breakdown

R89
G140
B235
Red89 (34.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.04°
Saturation (HSL)78.49%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8C · B EB

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