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Recognised as Colour

#5985D4

  • #5985D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5985D4 is a blue with RGB values 89, 133, 212 and HSL 219°, 59%, 59%. 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

#5985D4#5985D4
HEX#5985D4
RGBrgb(89, 133, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5216, 0.8314
RGB percentages34.9%, 52.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(218.5, 58.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 58%, 83.1%)
CMYK58%, 37.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,964
CSS custom property--colour: #5985D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A67A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#648CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5480D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4A859
Analogous#59C3D4, #6A59D4
Triadic#D45985, #85D459
Split complementary#D46A59, #C3D459
Tetradic#D459C3, #D4A859, #59D46A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D3DEF3
Lighter +20%#AAC1E9
Lighter +10%#82A3DE
Darker −10%#3368C7
Darker −20%#29539E
Darker −30%#1E3E76
Darker −40%#14284D
More saturated +25%#3F7EEE
Less saturated −25%#738CBA

Channel breakdown

R89
G133
B212
Red89 (34.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue218.54°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 85 · B D4

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