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Recognised as Colour

#5879C7

  • #5879C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5879C7 is a blue with RGB values 88, 121, 199 and HSL 222°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5879C7#5879C7
HEX#5879C7
RGBrgb(88, 121, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.4745, 0.7804
RGB percentages34.5%, 47.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(222.2, 49.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 55.8%, 78%)
CMYK55.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,798,343
CSS custom property--colour: #5879C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A78638

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5981CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B77C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#118A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A658
Analogous#58B0C7, #6F58C7
Triadic#C75879, #79C758
Split complementary#C76F58, #B0C758
Tetradic#C758B0, #C7A658, #58C76F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4FA
Lighter +30%#CBD5ED
Lighter +20%#A4B6E1
Lighter +10%#7E98D4
Darker −10%#3B5EB1
Darker −20%#2E4A8B
Darker −30%#223564
Darker −40%#15213E
More saturated +25%#3C6EE3
Less saturated −25%#7484AB

Channel breakdown

R88
G121
B199
Red88 (34.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.78%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 79 · B C7

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