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Recognised as Colour

#5889AC

  • #5889AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5889AC is a blue with RGB values 88, 137, 172 and HSL 205°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5889AC#5889AC
HEX#5889AC
RGBrgb(88, 137, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5373, 0.6745
RGB percentages34.5%, 53.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(205, 33.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 48.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK48.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,802,412
CSS custom property--colour: #5889AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 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#818181
Inverted#A77653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A89AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#309295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 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

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC7B58
Analogous#58ACA5, #585FAC
Triadic#AC5889, #89AC58
Split complementary#AC585F, #ACA558
Tetradic#A558AC, #AC7B58, #5FAC58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E9F0
Lighter +30%#BED1DF
Lighter +20%#9CB9CE
Lighter +10%#7AA1BD
Darker −10%#456E8C
Darker −20%#34536A
Darker −30%#243847
Darker −40%#131E25
More saturated +25%#398ECB
Less saturated −25%#77848D

Channel breakdown

R88
G137
B172
Red88 (34.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)33.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 89 · B AC

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