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Recognised as Colour

#5884C6

  • #5884C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5884C6 is a blue with RGB values 88, 132, 198 and HSL 216°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5884C6#5884C6
HEX#5884C6
RGBrgb(88, 132, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5176, 0.7765
RGB percentages34.5%, 51.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(216, 49.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 55.6%, 77.6%)
CMYK55.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,801,158
CSS custom property--colour: #5884C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A77B39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6989C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B7EC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0D939Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69A58
Analogous#58BBC6, #6358C6
Triadic#C65884, #84C658
Split complementary#C66358, #BBC658
Tetradic#C658BB, #C69A58, #58C663

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F4FA
Lighter +30%#CAD8ED
Lighter +20%#A4BCE0
Lighter +10%#7EA0D3
Darker −10%#3C6AAF
Darker −20%#2F5389
Darker −30%#223C63
Darker −40%#15253D
More saturated +25%#3C7EE2
Less saturated −25%#748AAA

Channel breakdown

R88
G132
B198
Red88 (34.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)49.11%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 84 · B C6

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