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Recognised as Colour

#5690C7

  • #5690C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5690C7 is a blue with RGB values 86, 144, 199 and HSL 209°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5690C7#5690C7
HEX#5690C7
RGBrgb(86, 144, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5647, 0.7804
RGB percentages33.7%, 56.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(209.2, 50.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 56.8%, 78%)
CMYK56.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,673,159
CSS custom property--colour: #5690C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A96F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7992C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A87C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78D56
Analogous#56C7C6, #5657C7
Triadic#C75690, #90C756
Split complementary#C75657, #C7C656
Tetradic#C656C7, #C78D56, #57C756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5FA
Lighter +30%#C9DBED
Lighter +20%#A3C2E0
Lighter +10%#7CA9D4
Darker −10%#3A77B0
Darker −20%#2E5D89
Darker −30%#214363
Darker −40%#14293D
More saturated +25%#3A91E3
Less saturated −25%#728FAB

Channel breakdown

R86
G144
B199
Red86 (33.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue209.2°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 90 · B C7

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