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Colour

#5794BB

  • #5794BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5794BB is a blue with RGB values 87, 148, 187 and HSL 203°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5794BB#5794BB
HEX#5794BB
RGBrgb(87, 148, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5804, 0.7333
RGB percentages34.1%, 58%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(203.4, 42.4%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 53.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK53.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,739,707
CSS custom property--colour: #5794BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A86B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8293BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7589BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#169EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Sky blue · ΔE 22Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7E57
Analogous#57BBB0, #5762BB
Triadic#BB5794, #94BB57
Split complementary#BB5762, #BBB057
Tetradic#B057BB, #BB7E57, #62BB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F0F6
Lighter +30%#C4D9E7
Lighter +20%#A0C2D8
Lighter +10%#7BABCA
Darker −10%#407A9F
Darker −20%#325E7A
Darker −30%#234256
Darker −40%#142632
More saturated +25%#3A9AD8
Less saturated −25%#758E9D

Channel breakdown

R87
G148
B187
Red87 (34.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue203.4°
Saturation (HSL)42.37%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 94 · B BB

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