Colour

#5874AF

#5874AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5874AF is a blue with RGB values 88, 116, 175 and HSL 221°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5874AF

RGBrgb(88, 116, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4549, 0.6863

RGB percentages34.5%, 45.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(220.7, 35.2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 49.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK49.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,797,039

CSS custom property--colour: #5874AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#A78B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E79B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5471AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#328189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF9358

Analogous#58A0AF, #6758AF

Triadic#AF5874, #74AF58

Split complementary#AF6758, #A0AF58

Tetradic#AF58A0, #AF9358, #58AF67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2E7F1

Lighter +30%#BFCAE1

Lighter +20%#9DADD0

Lighter +10%#7A91C0

Darker −10%#455D8F

Darker −20%#34466D

Darker −30%#24304A

Darker −40%#131A28

More saturated +25%#3969CE

Less saturated −25%#777F90

Channel breakdown

R88

G116

B175

Red88 (34.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue220.69°

Saturation (HSL)35.22%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 74 · B AF

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