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Recognised as Colour

#5984BD

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

#5984BD is a blue with RGB values 89, 132, 189 and HSL 214°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5984BD#5984BD
HEX#5984BD
RGBrgb(89, 132, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5176, 0.7412
RGB percentages34.9%, 51.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.2, 43.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 52.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK52.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,685
CSS custom property--colour: #5984BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A67B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D87BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#617EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#239198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9259
Analogous#59B6BD, #6059BD
Triadic#BD5984, #84BD59
Split complementary#BD6059, #B6BD59
Tetradic#BD59B6, #BD9259, #59BD60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF0F7
Lighter +30%#C6D5E9
Lighter +20%#A2BADA
Lighter +10%#7D9FCC
Darker −10%#416BA2
Darker −20%#32537E
Darker −30%#243B59
Darker −40%#152335
More saturated +25%#3C80DA
Less saturated −25%#7688A0

Channel breakdown

R89
G132
B189
Red89 (34.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.2°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 84 · B BD

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