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Recognised as Colour

#5985CE

  • #5985CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5985CE is a blue with RGB values 89, 133, 206 and HSL 217°, 54%, 58%. 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

#5985CE#5985CE
HEX#5985CE
RGBrgb(89, 133, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5216, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.9%, 52.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(217.4, 54.4%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 56.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,958
CSS custom property--colour: #5985CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A67A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5880CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Steel blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA259
Analogous#59BFCE, #6859CE
Triadic#CE5985, #85CE59
Split complementary#CE6859, #BFCE59
Tetradic#CE59BF, #CEA259, #59CE68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FC
Lighter +30%#CFDCF1
Lighter +20%#A8BFE5
Lighter +10%#80A2DA
Darker −10%#386ABC
Darker −20%#2C5395
Darker −30%#203D6E
Darker −40%#152746
More saturated +25%#3E7EE9
Less saturated −25%#748CB3

Channel breakdown

R89
G133
B206
Red89 (34.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue217.44°
Saturation (HSL)54.42%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 85 · B CE

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