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Colour

#5794BD

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

#5794BD is a blue with RGB values 87, 148, 189 and HSL 204°, 44%, 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

#5794BD#5794BD
HEX#5794BD
RGBrgb(87, 148, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5804, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.1%, 58%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(204.1, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK54%, 21.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,739,709
CSS custom property--colour: #5794BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A86B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7489BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#129EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8057
Analogous#57BDB3, #5761BD
Triadic#BD5794, #94BD57
Split complementary#BD5761, #BDB357
Tetradic#B357BD, #BD8057, #61BD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1F7
Lighter +30%#C5DAE8
Lighter +20%#A0C3DA
Lighter +10%#7CABCB
Darker −10%#3F7AA2
Darker −20%#315E7D
Darker −30%#234358
Darker −40%#142734
More saturated +25%#3A9ADA
Less saturated −25%#748EA0

Channel breakdown

R87
G148
B189
Red87 (34.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue204.12°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 94 · B BD

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