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Colour

#5979D4

  • #5979D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5979D4 is a blue with RGB values 89, 121, 212 and HSL 224°, 59%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5979D4#5979D4
HEX#5979D4
RGBrgb(89, 121, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.4745, 0.8314
RGB percentages34.9%, 47.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(224.4, 58.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 58%, 83.1%)
CMYK58%, 42.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,863,892
CSS custom property--colour: #5979D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#A6862B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5183D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4078D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B459
Analogous#59B7D4, #7659D4
Triadic#D45979, #79D459
Split complementary#D47659, #B7D459
Tetradic#D459B7, #D4B459, #59D476

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D3DBF3
Lighter +20%#AABAE9
Lighter +10%#829ADE
Darker −10%#335AC7
Darker −20%#29479E
Darker −30%#1E3576
Darker −40%#14234D
More saturated +25%#3F6CEE
Less saturated −25%#7386BA

Channel breakdown

R89
G121
B212
Red89 (34.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue224.39°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 79 · B D4

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