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Recognised as Colour

#005B89

  • #005B89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#005B89 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 137 and HSL 200°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#005B89#005B89
HEX#005B89
RGBrgb(0, 91, 137)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.5373
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(200.1, 100%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 100%, 53.7%)
CMYK100%, 33.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,433
CSS custom property--colour: #005B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FFA476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#335188no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00676Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.2Dim grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#892E00
Analogous#008972, #001789
Triadic#89005B, #5B8900
Split complementary#890017, #897200
Tetradic#720089, #892E00, #178900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#56C6FF
Lighter +30%#23B5FF
Lighter +20%#009FEF
Lighter +10%#007DBC
Darker −10%#003956
Darker −20%#001723
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005B89
Less saturated −25%#115578

Channel breakdown

R0
G91
B137
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue200.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B 89

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