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Recognised as Colour

#5990ED

  • #5990ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5990ED is a blue with RGB values 89, 144, 237 and HSL 218°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5990ED#5990ED
HEX#5990ED
RGBrgb(89, 144, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5647, 0.9294
RGB percentages34.9%, 56.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(217.7, 80.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 62.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,869,805
CSS custom property--colour: #5990ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#A66F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6798F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#528AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.65, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB659
Analogous#59DAED, #6C59ED
Triadic#ED5990, #90ED59
Split complementary#ED6C59, #DAED59
Tetradic#ED59DA, #EDB659, #59ED6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3ECFC
Lighter +20%#B5CEF7
Lighter +10%#87AFF2
Darker −10%#2B71E8
Darker −20%#1659CA
Darker −30%#11459C
Darker −40%#0C306E
More saturated +25%#478BFF
Less saturated −25%#7096D6

Channel breakdown

R89
G144
B237
Red89 (34.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue217.7°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 90 · B ED

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