Colour

#5686B5

#5686B5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5686B5 is a blue with RGB values 86, 134, 181 and HSL 210°, 39%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5686B5

RGBrgb(86, 134, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5255, 0.7098

RGB percentages33.7%, 52.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(209.7, 39.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 52.5%, 71%)

CMYK52.5%, 26%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,670,581

CSS custom property--colour: #5686B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A9794A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7387B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#667EB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#229196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 3.48, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B58556

Analogous#56B5B5, #5656B5

Triadic#B55686, #86B556

Split complementary#B55656, #B5B556

Tetradic#B556B5, #B58556, #56B556

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4ECF3

Lighter +30%#C0D2E4

Lighter +20%#9DB9D4

Lighter +10%#799FC5

Darker −10%#426C96

Darker −20%#325373

Darker −30%#23394F

Darker −40%#13202C

More saturated +25%#3886D3

Less saturated −25%#748697

Channel breakdown

R86

G134

B181

Red86 (33.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue209.68°

Saturation (HSL)39.09%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 86 · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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