Recognised as Colour
#000598
- #000598
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#000598 is a blue with RGB values 0, 5, 152 and HSL 238°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#000598#000598
HEX#000598
RGBrgb(0, 5, 152)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0196, 0.5961
RGB percentages0%, 2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(238, 100%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 100%, 59.6%)
CMYK100%, 96.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,432
CSS custom property--colour: #000598;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FFFA67
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989300
Analogous#005198, #470098
Triadic#980005, #059800
Split complementary#984700, #519800
Tetradic#980051, #989300, #009847
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G5
B152
Red0 (0%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 05 · B 98
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