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Colour

#5979C2

  • #5979C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5979C2 is a blue with RGB values 89, 121, 194 and HSL 222°, 46%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5979C2#5979C2
HEX#5979C2
RGBrgb(89, 121, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4745, 0.7608
RGB percentages34.9%, 47.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(221.7, 46.3%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 54.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK54.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,863,874
CSS custom property--colour: #5979C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#A6863D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C80C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F76C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#208994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2A259
Analogous#59ADC2, #6E59C2
Triadic#C25979, #79C259
Split complementary#C26E59, #ADC259
Tetradic#C259AD, #C2A259, #59C26E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F9
Lighter +30%#C9D3EB
Lighter +20%#A4B5DD
Lighter +10%#7E97D0
Darker −10%#3E5FAA
Darker −20%#314A84
Darker −30%#23355F
Darker −40%#15203A
More saturated +25%#3D6EDE
Less saturated −25%#7584A6

Channel breakdown

R89
G121
B194
Red89 (34.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue221.71°
Saturation (HSL)46.26%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 79 · B C2

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