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Recognised as Colour

#5690BE

  • #5690BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5690BE is a blue with RGB values 86, 144, 190 and HSL 207°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5690BE#5690BE
HEX#5690BE
RGBrgb(86, 144, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5647, 0.7451
RGB percentages33.7%, 56.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(206.5, 44.4%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 54.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK54.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,673,150
CSS custom property--colour: #5690BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A96F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C91C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E86BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0B9BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8456
Analogous#56BEB8, #565CBE
Triadic#BE5690, #90BE56
Split complementary#BE565C, #BEB856
Tetradic#B856BE, #BE8456, #5CBE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1F7
Lighter +30%#C5D9E9
Lighter +20%#A0C0DA
Lighter +10%#7BA8CC
Darker −10%#3F76A3
Darker −20%#305B7E
Darker −30%#224159
Darker −40%#142634
More saturated +25%#3993DB
Less saturated −25%#738DA1

Channel breakdown

R86
G144
B190
Red86 (33.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue206.54°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 90 · B BE

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