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Recognised as Colour

#5981D4

  • #5981D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5981D4 is a blue with RGB values 89, 129, 212 and HSL 220°, 59%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5981D4#5981D4
HEX#5981D4
RGBrgb(89, 129, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5059, 0.8314
RGB percentages34.9%, 50.6%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(220.5, 58.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 58%, 83.1%)
CMYK58%, 39.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,940
CSS custom property--colour: #5981D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#A67E2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E89D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AC59
Analogous#59BFD4, #6F59D4
Triadic#D45981, #81D459
Split complementary#D46F59, #BED459
Tetradic#D459BF, #D4AC59, #59D46F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D3DDF3
Lighter +20%#AABEE9
Lighter +10%#82A0DE
Darker −10%#3363C7
Darker −20%#294F9E
Darker −30%#1E3B76
Darker −40%#14274D
More saturated +25%#3F78EE
Less saturated −25%#738ABA

Channel breakdown

R89
G129
B212
Red89 (34.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue220.49°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 81 · B D4

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