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Recognised as Colour

#5988C7

  • #5988C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5988C7 is a blue with RGB values 89, 136, 199 and HSL 214°, 50%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5988C7#5988C7
HEX#5988C7
RGBrgb(89, 136, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5333, 0.7804
RGB percentages34.9%, 53.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(214.4, 49.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 55.3%, 78%)
CMYK55.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,867,719
CSS custom property--colour: #5988C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A67738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6181C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0E969Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79859
Analogous#59BFC7, #6159C7
Triadic#C75988, #88C759
Split complementary#C76159, #BFC759
Tetradic#C759BF, #C79859, #59C761

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5FA
Lighter +30%#CBDAEE
Lighter +20%#A5BFE1
Lighter +10%#7FA3D4
Darker −10%#3C6EB1
Darker −20%#2F568B
Darker −30%#223F65
Darker −40%#15273F
More saturated +25%#3D84E3
Less saturated −25%#758CAB

Channel breakdown

R89
G136
B199
Red89 (34.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue214.36°
Saturation (HSL)49.55%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 88 · B C7

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