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Recognised as Colour

#5797EB

  • #5797EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5797EB is a blue with RGB values 87, 151, 235 and HSL 214°, 79%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5797EB#5797EB
HEX#5797EB
RGBrgb(87, 151, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5922, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.1%, 59.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(214.1, 78.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 63%, 92.2%)
CMYK63%, 35.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,740,523
CSS custom property--colour: #5797EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A86814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E8FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAB57
Analogous#57E1EB, #6157EB
Triadic#EB5797, #97EB57
Split complementary#EB6157, #E1EB57
Tetradic#EB57E1, #EBAB57, #57EB61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0ECFB
Lighter +20%#B2CFF6
Lighter +10%#85B3F0
Darker −10%#297BE6
Darker −20%#1762C5
Darker −30%#124C97
Darker −40%#0D3569
More saturated +25%#4394FF
Less saturated −25%#6F9AD3

Channel breakdown

R87
G151
B235
Red87 (34.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue214.05°
Saturation (HSL)78.72%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 97 · B EB

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