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Recognised as Colour

#5976B1

  • #5976B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5976B1 is a blue with RGB values 89, 118, 177 and HSL 220°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5976B1#5976B1
HEX#5976B1
RGBrgb(89, 118, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4627, 0.6941
RGB percentages34.9%, 46.3%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(220.2, 36.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 49.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,863,089
CSS custom property--colour: #5976B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A6894E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5673B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#33838Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B19459
Analogous#59A2B1, #6859B1
Triadic#B15976, #76B159
Split complementary#B16859, #A2B159
Tetradic#B159A2, #B19459, #59B168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9F2
Lighter +30%#C1CCE2
Lighter +20%#9EAFD2
Lighter +10%#7C93C1
Darker −10%#455E92
Darker −20%#344870
Darker −30%#24324D
Darker −40%#141B2A
More saturated +25%#3A6CD0
Less saturated −25%#778092

Channel breakdown

R89
G118
B177
Red89 (34.9%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue220.23°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 76 · B B1

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