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Recognised as Colour

#598DCA

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

#598DCA is a blue with RGB values 89, 141, 202 and HSL 212°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#598DCA#598DCA
HEX#598DCA
RGBrgb(89, 141, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5529, 0.7922
RGB percentages34.9%, 55.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(212.4, 51.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 55.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK55.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,002
CSS custom property--colour: #598DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A67235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7490CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9659
Analogous#59C6CA, #5D59CA
Triadic#CA598D, #8DCA59
Split complementary#CA5D59, #C6CA59
Tetradic#CA59C6, #CA9659, #59CA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FB
Lighter +30%#CDDDEF
Lighter +20%#A6C2E3
Lighter +10%#80A8D6
Darker −10%#3A73B6
Darker −20%#2E5B8F
Darker −30%#214269
Darker −40%#152A42
More saturated +25%#3E8BE5
Less saturated −25%#748FAF

Channel breakdown

R89
G141
B202
Red89 (34.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue212.39°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8D · B CA

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