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Recognised as Colour

#5982CE

  • #5982CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5982CE is a blue with RGB values 89, 130, 206 and HSL 219°, 54%, 58%. 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

#5982CE#5982CE
HEX#5982CE
RGBrgb(89, 130, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5098, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.9%, 51%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(219, 54.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 56.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 36.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,190
CSS custom property--colour: #5982CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A67D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6389D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#547ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00939Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 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 text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Steel blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA559
Analogous#59BCCE, #6B59CE
Triadic#CE5982, #82CE59
Split complementary#CE6B59, #BCCE59
Tetradic#CE59BC, #CEA559, #59CE6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FC
Lighter +30%#CFDBF1
Lighter +20%#A8BDE5
Lighter +10%#80A0DA
Darker −10%#3866BC
Darker −20%#2C5195
Darker −30%#203B6E
Darker −40%#152646
More saturated +25%#3E7AE9
Less saturated −25%#748AB3

Channel breakdown

R89
G130
B206
Red89 (34.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue218.97°
Saturation (HSL)54.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 82 · B CE

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