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Recognised as Colour

#5890ED

  • #5890ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5890ED is a blue with RGB values 88, 144, 237 and HSL 217°, 81%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5890ED#5890ED
HEX#5890ED
RGBrgb(88, 144, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5647, 0.9294
RGB percentages34.5%, 56.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(217.4, 80.5%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 62.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK62.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,804,269
CSS custom property--colour: #5890ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#A76F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6798F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#518AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.7, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB558
Analogous#58DAED, #6B58ED
Triadic#ED5890, #90ED58
Split complementary#ED6B58, #DAED58
Tetradic#ED58DA, #EDB558, #58ED6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2ECFC
Lighter +20%#B4CDF7
Lighter +10%#86AFF2
Darker −10%#2A71E8
Darker −20%#1659C9
Darker −30%#11459B
Darker −40%#0C306D
More saturated +25%#468CFF
Less saturated −25%#6F96D6

Channel breakdown

R88
G144
B237
Red88 (34.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue217.45°
Saturation (HSL)80.54%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 90 · B ED

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