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Colour

#5879AF

  • #5879AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5879AF is a blue with RGB values 88, 121, 175 and HSL 217°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5879AF#5879AF
HEX#5879AF
RGBrgb(88, 121, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4745, 0.6863
RGB percentages34.5%, 47.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(217.2, 35.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 49.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK49.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,798,319
CSS custom property--colour: #5879AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A78650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#647DB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A74AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#31858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8E58
Analogous#58A4AF, #6358AF
Triadic#AF5879, #79AF58
Split complementary#AF6258, #A4AF58
Tetradic#AF58A4, #AF8E58, #58AF62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E8F1
Lighter +30%#BFCCE1
Lighter +20%#9DB0D0
Lighter +10%#7A95C0
Darker −10%#45618F
Darker −20%#344A6D
Darker −30%#24324A
Darker −40%#131B28
More saturated +25%#3972CE
Less saturated −25%#778090

Channel breakdown

R88
G121
B175
Red88 (34.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue217.24°
Saturation (HSL)35.22%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 79 · B AF

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