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Recognised as Colour

#5986EF

  • #5986EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5986EF is a blue with RGB values 89, 134, 239 and HSL 222°, 82%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5986EF#5986EF
HEX#5986EF
RGBrgb(89, 134, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5255, 0.9373
RGB percentages34.9%, 52.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222, 82.4%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 62.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK62.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,867,247
CSS custom property--colour: #5986EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#A67910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5491F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C84EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC259
Analogous#59D1EF, #7759EF
Triadic#EF5986, #86EF59
Split complementary#EF7759, #D1EF59
Tetradic#EF59D1, #EFC259, #59EF77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5ECFC
Lighter +20%#B6CAF8
Lighter +10%#88A8F3
Darker −10%#2A64EB
Darker −20%#144CCE
Darker −30%#0F3BA0
Darker −40%#0B2A71
More saturated +25%#4980FF
Less saturated −25%#708FD8

Channel breakdown

R89
G134
B239
Red89 (34.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)82.42%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 86 · B EF

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