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Recognised as Colour

#5980FC

  • #5980FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5980FC is a blue with RGB values 89, 128, 252 and HSL 226°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5980FC#5980FC
HEX#5980FC
RGBrgb(89, 128, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.502, 0.9882
RGB percentages34.9%, 50.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(225.6, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 49.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,724
CSS custom property--colour: #5980FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A67F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A90FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0281F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009DB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD559
Analogous#59D2FC, #8359FC
Triadic#FC5980, #80FC59
Split complementary#FC8459, #D1FC59
Tetradic#FC59D2, #FCD559, #59FC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF3FF
Lighter +20%#BDCDFE
Lighter +10%#8BA6FD
Darker −10%#275AFB
Darker −20%#043BEB
Darker −30%#032FB9
Darker −40%#022287
More saturated +25%#567EFF
Less saturated −25%#6E8BE7

Channel breakdown

R89
G128
B252
Red89 (34.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue225.64°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 80 · B FC

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