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Recognised as Colour

#5984AE

  • #5984AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5984AE is a blue with RGB values 89, 132, 174 and HSL 210°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5984AE#5984AE
HEX#5984AE
RGBrgb(89, 132, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5176, 0.6824
RGB percentages34.9%, 51.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(209.6, 34.4%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 48.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 24.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,670
CSS custom property--colour: #5984AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#A67B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7385B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#687CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#328E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 26.7Gray · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8359
Analogous#59AEAD, #595AAE
Triadic#AE5984, #84AE59
Split complementary#AE5959, #AEAD59
Tetradic#AE59AE, #AE8359, #5AAE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EAF1
Lighter +30%#C0D0E0
Lighter +20%#9EB7CF
Lighter +10%#7B9DBF
Darker −10%#466A8E
Darker −20%#35516C
Darker −30%#24374A
Darker −40%#131E28
More saturated +25%#3A84CD
Less saturated −25%#78848F

Channel breakdown

R89
G132
B174
Red89 (34.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue209.65°
Saturation (HSL)34.41%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 84 · B AE

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