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Recognised as Colour

#5976AD

  • #5976AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5976AD is a blue with RGB values 89, 118, 173 and HSL 219°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5976AD#5976AD
HEX#5976AD
RGBrgb(89, 118, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4627, 0.6784
RGB percentages34.9%, 46.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(219.3, 33.9%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 48.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK48.6%, 31.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,863,085
CSS custom property--colour: #5976AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A68952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#617AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5872ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#36828Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9059
Analogous#59A0AD, #6659AD
Triadic#AD5976, #76AD59
Split complementary#AD6659, #A0AD59
Tetradic#AD59A0, #AD9059, #59AD66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E7F0
Lighter +30%#BFCBE0
Lighter +20%#9DAECF
Lighter +10%#7B92BE
Darker −10%#465E8D
Darker −20%#35486B
Darker −30%#243149
Darker −40%#131A27
More saturated +25%#3A6CCC
Less saturated −25%#78808E

Channel breakdown

R89
G118
B173
Red89 (34.9%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue219.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 76 · B AD

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