Recognised as Colour

#5897D5

#5897D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5897D5 is a blue with RGB values 88, 151, 213 and HSL 210°, 60%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5897D5

RGBrgb(88, 151, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5922, 0.8353

RGB percentages34.5%, 59.2%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(209.8, 59.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 58.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK58.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,806,037

CSS custom property--colour: #5897D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29012WCAG 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 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#A7682A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D99D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8DD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Sky blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D59658

Analogous#58D5D4, #5859D5

Triadic#D55897, #97D558

Split complementary#D55859, #D5D458

Tetradic#D458D5, #D59658, #59D558

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFE

Lighter +30%#D2E3F4

Lighter +20%#AACAE9

Lighter +10%#81B0DF

Darker −10%#327EC8

Darker −20%#28649F

Darker −30%#1E4A76

Darker −40%#13314E

More saturated +25%#3E97EF

Less saturated −25%#7297BB

Channel breakdown

R88

G151

B213

Red88 (34.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue209.76°

Saturation (HSL)59.81%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 97 · B D5

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Colour harmonies

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