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Recognised as Colour

#5797BD

  • #5797BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5797BD is a blue with RGB values 87, 151, 189 and HSL 202°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5797BD#5797BD
HEX#5797BD
RGBrgb(87, 151, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5922, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.1%, 59.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(202.4, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK54%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,740,477
CSS custom property--colour: #5797BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A86842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8596BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0FA1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7D57
Analogous#57BDB0, #5764BD
Triadic#BD5797, #97BD57
Split complementary#BD5764, #BDB057
Tetradic#B057BD, #BD7D57, #64BD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F2F7
Lighter +30%#C5DBE8
Lighter +20%#A0C4DA
Lighter +10%#7CAECB
Darker −10%#3F7DA2
Darker −20%#31617D
Darker −30%#234458
Darker −40%#142834
More saturated +25%#3A9EDA
Less saturated −25%#7490A0

Channel breakdown

R87
G151
B189
Red87 (34.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue202.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 97 · B BD

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