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Recognised as Colour

#598DEB

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

#598DEB is a blue with RGB values 89, 141, 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

#598DEB#598DEB
HEX#598DEB
RGBrgb(89, 141, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5529, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.9%, 55.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(218.6, 78.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 62.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 40%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,035
CSS custom property--colour: #598DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A67214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6396EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E88E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.82, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB759
Analogous#59D6EB, #6E59EB
Triadic#EB598D, #8DEB59
Split complementary#EB6E59, #D6EB59
Tetradic#EB59D6, #EBB759, #59EB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EBFB
Lighter +20%#B4CCF6
Lighter +10%#87ACF0
Darker −10%#2B6EE6
Darker −20%#1856C6
Darker −30%#124299
Darker −40%#0D2E6B
More saturated +25%#4587FF
Less saturated −25%#7094D4

Channel breakdown

R89
G141
B235
Red89 (34.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue218.63°
Saturation (HSL)78.49%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8D · B EB

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