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Recognised as Colour

#5874AB

  • #5874AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5874AB is a blue with RGB values 88, 116, 171 and HSL 220°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5874AB#5874AB
HEX#5874AB
RGBrgb(88, 116, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4549, 0.6706
RGB percentages34.5%, 45.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(219.8, 33.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 48.5%, 67.1%)
CMYK48.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,797,035
CSS custom property--colour: #5874AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A78B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F78ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5671AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#368088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB8F58
Analogous#589DAB, #6658AB
Triadic#AB5874, #74AB58
Split complementary#AB6658, #9EAB58
Tetradic#AB589D, #AB8F58, #58AB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E5EF
Lighter +30%#BEC9DE
Lighter +20%#9CACCD
Lighter +10%#7A90BC
Darker −10%#465D8A
Darker −20%#354668
Darker −30%#232F47
Darker −40%#121925
More saturated +25%#396ACA
Less saturated −25%#777E8C

Channel breakdown

R88
G116
B171
Red88 (34.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue219.76°
Saturation (HSL)33.07%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 74 · B AB

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