Recognised as Colour

#57899F

#57899F
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#57899F is a cyan with RGB values 87, 137, 159 and HSL 198°, 29%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#57899F

RGBrgb(87, 137, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5373, 0.6235

RGB percentages34.1%, 53.7%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(198.3, 29.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 45.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK45.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,736,863

CSS custom property--colour: #57899F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#A87660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D87A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#737F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#378F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 16.8 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Teal · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F6D57

Analogous#579F91, #57659F

Triadic#9F5789, #899F57

Split complementary#9F5765, #9F9157

Tetradic#91579F, #9F6D57, #659F57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E4EA

Lighter +30%#B7CED8

Lighter +20%#96B7C6

Lighter +10%#75A1B4

Darker −10%#456D7E

Darker −20%#33505D

Darker −30%#21343C

Darker −40%#0F171B

More saturated +25%#3895BE

Less saturated −25%#767D80

Channel breakdown

R87

G137

B159

Red87 (34.1%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue198.33°

Saturation (HSL)29.27%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 89 · B 9F

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Colour values

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