Recognised as Colour

#5779BF

#5779BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5779BF is a blue with RGB values 87, 121, 191 and HSL 220°, 45%, 55%. 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#5779BF

RGBrgb(87, 121, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.4745, 0.749

RGB percentages34.1%, 47.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(220.4, 44.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 54.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK54.5%, 36.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,732,799

CSS custom property--colour: #5779BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#A88640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5076BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1C8893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Steel blue · ΔE 15.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Medium purple · ΔE 30.2 Royal blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF9D57

Analogous#57ADBF, #6957BF

Triadic#BF5779, #79BF57

Split complementary#BF6957, #ADBF57

Tetradic#BF57AD, #BF9D57, #57BF69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEFF7

Lighter +30%#C6D1E9

Lighter +20%#A1B4DB

Lighter +10%#7C96CD

Darker −10%#3F60A4

Darker −20%#314A7F

Darker −30%#22355B

Darker −40%#141F36

More saturated +25%#3A6FDC

Less saturated −25%#7483A2

Channel breakdown

R87

G121

B191

Red87 (34.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue220.38°

Saturation (HSL)44.83%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 79 · B BF

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