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Recognised as Colour

#5871EC

  • #5871EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5871EC is a blue with RGB values 88, 113, 236 and HSL 230°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5871EC#5871EC
HEX#5871EC
RGBrgb(88, 113, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4431, 0.9255
RGB percentages34.5%, 44.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.9, 79.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 62.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK62.7%, 52.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,796,332
CSS custom property--colour: #5871EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#A78E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2382F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD358
Analogous#58BBEC, #8958EC
Triadic#EC5871, #71EC58
Split complementary#EC8958, #BBEC58
Tetradic#EC58BB, #ECD358, #58EC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E6FC
Lighter +20%#B4BFF6
Lighter +10%#8698F1
Darker −10%#2A4AE7
Darker −20%#1735C7
Darker −30%#11289A
Darker −40%#0C1C6C
More saturated +25%#4564FF
Less saturated −25%#6F80D5

Channel breakdown

R88
G113
B236
Red88 (34.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.86°
Saturation (HSL)79.57%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 71 · B EC

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