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Recognised as Colour

#598DB2

  • #598DB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#598DB2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 141, 178 and HSL 205°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#598DB2#598DB2
HEX#598DB2
RGBrgb(89, 141, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5529, 0.698
RGB percentages34.9%, 55.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(204.9, 36.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 50%, 69.8%)
CMYK50%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,978
CSS custom property--colour: #598DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A6724D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7183B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2C9699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27E59
Analogous#59B2AA, #5961B2
Triadic#B2598D, #8DB259
Split complementary#B25961, #B2AA59
Tetradic#AA59B2, #B27E59, #60B259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EDF3
Lighter +30%#C2D5E2
Lighter +20%#9FBDD2
Lighter +10%#7CA5C2
Darker −10%#447394
Darker −20%#345871
Darker −30%#243D4E
Darker −40%#14212B
More saturated +25%#3B92D0
Less saturated −25%#778894

Channel breakdown

R89
G141
B178
Red89 (34.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8D · B B2

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