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Recognised as Colour

#5799BD

  • #5799BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5799BD is a blue with RGB values 87, 153, 189 and HSL 201°, 44%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5799BD#5799BD
HEX#5799BD
RGBrgb(87, 153, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.1%, 60%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201.2, 43.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 54%, 74.1%)
CMYK54%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,740,989
CSS custom property--colour: #5799BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A86642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8898BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0EA3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7B57
Analogous#57BDAE, #5766BD
Triadic#BD5799, #99BD57
Split complementary#BD5766, #BDAE57
Tetradic#AE57BD, #BD7B57, #66BD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F2F7
Lighter +30%#C5DCE8
Lighter +20%#A0C5DA
Lighter +10%#7CAFCB
Darker −10%#3F7FA2
Darker −20%#31627D
Darker −30%#234558
Darker −40%#142934
More saturated +25%#3AA2DA
Less saturated −25%#7490A0

Channel breakdown

R87
G153
B189
Red87 (34.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 99 · B BD

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