Recognised as Colour

#5698DA

#5698DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5698DA is a blue with RGB values 86, 152, 218 and HSL 210°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5698DA

RGBrgb(86, 152, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5961, 0.8549

RGB percentages33.7%, 59.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(210, 64.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 60.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK60.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,675,226

CSS custom property--colour: #5698DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#A96725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C9BDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1 Sky blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA9856

Analogous#56DADA, #5656DA

Triadic#DA5698, #98DA56

Split complementary#DA5656, #DADA56

Tetradic#DA56DA, #DA9856, #56DA56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFEFF

Lighter +30%#D4E4F5

Lighter +20%#AACBEC

Lighter +10%#80B2E3

Darker −10%#2D7FD0

Darker −20%#2465A6

Darker −30%#1B4C7C

Darker −40%#123252

More saturated +25%#3C98F4

Less saturated −25%#7098C0

Channel breakdown

R86

G152

B218

Red86 (33.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)64.08%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 56 · G 98 · B DA

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