Colour

#5894BA

#5894BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5894BA is a blue with RGB values 88, 148, 186 and HSL 203°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5894BA

RGBrgb(88, 148, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5804, 0.7294

RGB percentages34.5%, 58%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(203.3, 41.5%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 52.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK52.7%, 20.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,805,242

CSS custom property--colour: #5894BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#A76B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8393BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#7589B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1D9EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5 Sky blue · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA7E58

Analogous#58BAAF, #5863BA

Triadic#BA5894, #94BA58

Split complementary#BA5863, #BAAF58

Tetradic#AF58BA, #BA7E58, #63BA58

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F0F6

Lighter +30%#C4D9E7

Lighter +20%#A0C2D8

Lighter +10%#7CABC9

Darker −10%#417A9E

Darker −20%#325E7A

Darker −30%#234256

Darker −40%#142632

More saturated +25%#3A9BD8

Less saturated −25%#768D9C

Channel breakdown

R88

G148

B186

Red88 (34.5%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue203.27°

Saturation (HSL)41.53%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 94 · B BA

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