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Recognised as Colour

#5892BA

  • #5892BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5892BA is a blue with RGB values 88, 146, 186 and HSL 204°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5892BA#5892BA
HEX#5892BA
RGBrgb(88, 146, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5725, 0.7294
RGB percentages34.5%, 57.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(204.5, 41.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 52.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK52.7%, 21.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,804,730
CSS custom property--colour: #5892BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A76D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8092BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7387B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1E9C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8058
Analogous#58BAB1, #5861BA
Triadic#BA5892, #92BA58
Split complementary#BA5861, #BAB158
Tetradic#B158BA, #BA8058, #61BA58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F0F6
Lighter +30%#C4D9E7
Lighter +20%#A0C1D8
Lighter +10%#7CAAC9
Darker −10%#41789E
Darker −20%#325D7A
Darker −30%#234156
Darker −40%#142632
More saturated +25%#3A97D8
Less saturated −25%#768D9C

Channel breakdown

R88
G146
B186
Red88 (34.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue204.49°
Saturation (HSL)41.53%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 92 · B BA

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