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Recognised as Colour

#5876B2

  • #5876B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5876B2 is a blue with RGB values 88, 118, 178 and HSL 220°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5876B2#5876B2
HEX#5876B2
RGBrgb(88, 118, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4627, 0.698
RGB percentages34.5%, 46.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(220, 36.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK50.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,797,554
CSS custom property--colour: #5876B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A7894D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F7BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5573B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#30838Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B29458
Analogous#58A3B2, #6758B2
Triadic#B25876, #76B258
Split complementary#B26758, #A3B258
Tetradic#B258A3, #B29458, #58B267

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F2
Lighter +30%#C1CCE2
Lighter +20%#9EAFD2
Lighter +10%#7B93C2
Darker −10%#445E93
Darker −20%#344870
Darker −30%#24324D
Darker −40%#141B2A
More saturated +25%#396CD1
Less saturated −25%#768093

Channel breakdown

R88
G118
B178
Red88 (34.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 76 · B B2

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