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Recognised as Colour

#598EDD

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

#598EDD is a blue with RGB values 89, 142, 221 and HSL 216°, 66%, 61%. 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

#598EDD#598EDD
HEX#598EDD
RGBrgb(89, 142, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5569, 0.8667
RGB percentages34.9%, 55.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(215.9, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,277
CSS custom property--colour: #598EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A67122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D94E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B87DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA859
Analogous#59D0DD, #6659DD
Triadic#DD598E, #8EDD59
Split complementary#DD6659, #D0DD59
Tetradic#DD59D0, #DDA859, #59DD66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E4F7
Lighter +20%#AEC8EE
Lighter +10%#83ABE6
Darker −10%#2F71D4
Darker −20%#235AAD
Darker −30%#1B4482
Darker −40%#122E58
More saturated +25%#4089F6
Less saturated −25%#7293C4

Channel breakdown

R89
G142
B221
Red89 (34.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue215.91°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8E · B DD

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