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Recognised as Colour

#5972A5

  • #5972A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5972A5 is a blue with RGB values 89, 114, 165 and HSL 220°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5972A5#5972A5
HEX#5972A5
RGBrgb(89, 114, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4471, 0.6471
RGB percentages34.9%, 44.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(220.3, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK46.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,862,053
CSS custom property--colour: #5972A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#A68D5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F76A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#576FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3C7D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.9
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#A58C59
Analogous#5998A5, #6659A5
Triadic#A55972, #72A559
Split complementary#A56659, #98A559
Tetradic#A55998, #A58C59, #59A566

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE2ED
Lighter +30%#BCC6DB
Lighter +20%#9BAAC9
Lighter +10%#7A8EB7
Darker −10%#475B84
Darker −20%#354463
Darker −30%#232D42
Darker −40%#121620
More saturated +25%#3967C5
Less saturated −25%#797D85

Channel breakdown

R89
G114
B165
Red89 (34.9%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue220.26°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 72 · B A5

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