Recognised as Colour

#5884CC

#5884CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5884CC is a blue with RGB values 88, 132, 204 and HSL 217°, 53%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5884CC

RGBrgb(88, 132, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5176, 0.8

RGB percentages34.5%, 51.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(217.2, 53.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 56.9%, 80%)

CMYK56.9%, 35.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,801,164

CSS custom property--colour: #5884CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#A77B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#668ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#587FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#00949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6 Steel blue · ΔE 14.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCA058

Analogous#58BECC, #6658CC

Triadic#CC5884, #84CC58

Split complementary#CC6658, #BECC58

Tetradic#CC58BE, #CCA058, #58CC66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F7FC

Lighter +30%#CDDAF0

Lighter +20%#A6BEE4

Lighter +10%#7FA1D8

Darker −10%#3869B9

Darker −20%#2C5392

Darker −30%#213D6A

Darker −40%#152643

More saturated +25%#3D7DE7

Less saturated −25%#738BB1

Channel breakdown

R88

G132

B204

Red88 (34.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue217.24°

Saturation (HSL)53.21%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 84 · B CC

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