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Colour

#5987D7

  • #5987D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5987D7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 135, 215 and HSL 218°, 61%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5987D7#5987D7
HEX#5987D7
RGBrgb(89, 135, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5294, 0.8431
RGB percentages34.9%, 52.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(218.1, 61.2%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 58.6%, 84.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,867,479
CSS custom property--colour: #5987D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A67828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#658EDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5582D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A959
Analogous#59C6D7, #6A59D7
Triadic#D75987, #87D759
Split complementary#D76A59, #C6D759
Tetradic#D759C6, #D7A959, #59D76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D4E0F5
Lighter +20%#ABC2EB
Lighter +10%#82A5E1
Darker −10%#316ACC
Darker −20%#2754A3
Darker −30%#1D3F7A
Darker −40%#132A51
More saturated +25%#3F80F1
Less saturated −25%#738EBD

Channel breakdown

R89
G135
B215
Red89 (34.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue218.1°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 87 · B D7

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