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Recognised as Colour

#5982AE

  • #5982AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5982AE is a blue with RGB values 89, 130, 174 and HSL 211°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5982AE#5982AE
HEX#5982AE
RGBrgb(89, 130, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5098, 0.6824
RGB percentages34.9%, 51%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(211.1, 34.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 48.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,158
CSS custom property--colour: #5982AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A67D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7084B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#667BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#338C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8559
Analogous#59ADAE, #5A59AE
Triadic#AE5982, #82AE59
Split complementary#AE5A59, #ACAE59
Tetradic#AE59AD, #AE8559, #59AE5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E9F1
Lighter +30%#C0CFE0
Lighter +20%#9EB6CF
Lighter +10%#7B9CBF
Darker −10%#46698E
Darker −20%#35506C
Darker −30%#24364A
Darker −40%#131D28
More saturated +25%#3A81CD
Less saturated −25%#78838F

Channel breakdown

R89
G130
B174
Red89 (34.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue211.06°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 82 · B AE

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