#58AEE4 Color

#58AEE4 is rgb(88, 174, 228) in RGB, hsl(203, 72%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#58AEE4

HEX#58AEE4

RGBrgb(88, 174, 228)

HSLhsl(203, 72%, 62%)

HSVhsv(203, 61%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.115 238.7)

LABlab(67.44% -14.73 -35.63)

LCHlch(67.44% 38.56 247.54)

What #58AEE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #58AEE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 4.15 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 5.35 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 6.71 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 7.04 Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 7.77 Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.29

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#58AEE4 Channel Values

How #58AEE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 88 · G 174 · B 228	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 203° · S 72% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 203° · S 61% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.44:1 vs white · 8.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #58AEE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #58AEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #58AEE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #58AEE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #58AEE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#58AEE4

Protanopia#A3A3E4

Protanomaly#8BA8E4

Deuteranopia#9898E5

Deuteranomaly#83A1E5

Tritanopia#41B6B6

Tritanomaly#4BB3CA

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #58AEE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-58aee4: #58AEE4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #58AEE4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-58aee4': '#58AEE4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.682, blue: 0.894)

Android XML<color name="color_58aee4">#58AEE4</color>

SVG fillfill="#58AEE4"

More Blue Colors

#58AEE4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#58AEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #58AEE4?

#58AEE4 is a light blue — rgb(88, 174, 228) in RGB and hsl(203, 72%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #58AEE4?

#58AEE4 is rgb(88, 174, 228) — red 88, green 174, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #58AEE4?

#58AEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #58AEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #58AEE4 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #58AEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #58AEE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 13.01, which is visibly different.

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