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Recognised as Colour

#5983D8

  • #5983D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5983D8 is a blue with RGB values 89, 131, 216 and HSL 220°, 62%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5983D8#5983D8
HEX#5983D8
RGBrgb(89, 131, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5137, 0.8471
RGB percentages34.9%, 51.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(220.2, 62%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 58.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 39.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,456
CSS custom property--colour: #5983D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A67C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F8BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8AE59
Analogous#59C3D8, #6E59D8
Triadic#D85983, #83D859
Split complementary#D86F59, #C2D859
Tetradic#D859C3, #D8AE59, #59D86F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D5E0F5
Lighter +20%#ACC1EB
Lighter +10%#82A2E2
Darker −10%#3064CE
Darker −20%#2750A4
Darker −30%#1D3C7B
Darker −40%#132852
More saturated +25%#3F7AF2
Less saturated −25%#738CBE

Channel breakdown

R89
G131
B216
Red89 (34.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue220.16°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 83 · B D8

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