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Recognised as Colour

#5797FF

  • #5797FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5797FF is a blue with RGB values 87, 151, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5797FF#5797FF
HEX#5797FF
RGBrgb(87, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages34.1%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.1, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK65.9%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,740,543
CSS custom property--colour: #5797FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A86800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBF57
Analogous#57EBFF, #6B57FF
Triadic#FF5797, #97FF57
Split complementary#FF6B57, #EBFF57
Tetradic#FF57EB, #FFBF57, #57FF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6FF
Lighter +20%#BDD6FF
Lighter +10%#8AB7FF
Darker −10%#2477FF
Darker −20%#005BF0
Darker −30%#0048BD
Darker −40%#00358A
More saturated +25%#5797FF
Less saturated −25%#6C9CEA

Channel breakdown

R87
G151
B255
Red87 (34.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 97 · B FF

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