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Colour

#5699F8

  • #5699F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5699F8 is a blue with RGB values 86, 153, 248 and HSL 215°, 92%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5699F8#5699F8
HEX#5699F8
RGBrgb(86, 153, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.6, 0.9725
RGB percentages33.7%, 60%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(215.2, 92%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 65.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK65.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,675,512
CSS custom property--colour: #5699F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A96607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA1FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5791F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8B556
Analogous#56EAF8, #6456F8
Triadic#F85699, #99F856
Split complementary#F86456, #EAF856
Tetradic#F856EA, #F8B556, #56F864

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2FE
Lighter +20%#B8D4FC
Lighter +10%#87B7FA
Darker −10%#257BF6
Darker −20%#0962DF
Darker −30%#074CAE
Darker −40%#05377D
More saturated +25%#4F98FF
Less saturated −25%#6C9DE2

Channel breakdown

R86
G153
B248
Red86 (33.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue215.19°
Saturation (HSL)92.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 99 · B F8

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