Colour

#5779BE

#5779BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5779BE is a blue with RGB values 87, 121, 190 and HSL 220°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5779BE

RGBrgb(87, 121, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.4745, 0.7451

RGB percentages34.1%, 47.5%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(220.2, 44.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 54.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK54.2%, 36.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,732,798

CSS custom property--colour: #5779BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#A88641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7FC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5176BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1E8892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE9C57

Analogous#57ADBE, #6857BE

Triadic#BE5779, #79BE57

Split complementary#BE6857, #ADBE57

Tetradic#BE57AD, #BE9C57, #57BE68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEEF7

Lighter +30%#C5D1E9

Lighter +20%#A1B4DA

Lighter +10%#7C96CC

Darker −10%#3F60A3

Darker −20%#314A7E

Darker −30%#233559

Darker −40%#141F35

More saturated +25%#3A6FDB

Less saturated −25%#7483A1

Channel breakdown

R87

G121

B190

Red87 (34.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue220.19°

Saturation (HSL)44.21%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 79 · B BE

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