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Recognised as Colour

#598FDC

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

#598FDC is a blue with RGB values 89, 143, 220 and HSL 215°, 65%, 61%. 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

#598FDC#598FDC
HEX#598FDC
RGBrgb(89, 143, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5608, 0.8627
RGB percentages34.9%, 56.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(215.3, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK59.5%, 35%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,532
CSS custom property--colour: #598FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A67023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F95DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D88DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 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 text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA659
Analogous#59D0DC, #6559DC
Triadic#DC598F, #8FDC59
Split complementary#DC6559, #D1DC59
Tetradic#DC59D0, #DCA659, #59DC65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E4F7
Lighter +20%#ADC8EE
Lighter +10%#83ABE5
Darker −10%#2F73D3
Darker −20%#245CAB
Darker −30%#1B4581
Darker −40%#122E57
More saturated +25%#408BF5
Less saturated −25%#7293C3

Channel breakdown

R89
G143
B220
Red89 (34.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue215.27°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8F · B DC

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