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Recognised as Colour

#5992B9

  • #5992B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5992B9 is a blue with RGB values 89, 146, 185 and HSL 204°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5992B9#5992B9
HEX#5992B9
RGBrgb(89, 146, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5725, 0.7255
RGB percentages34.9%, 57.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(204.4, 40.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 51.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK51.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,870,265
CSS custom property--colour: #5992B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A66D46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8192BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7488B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#239C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Cadetblue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98059
Analogous#59B9B0, #5962B9
Triadic#B95992, #92B959
Split complementary#B95962, #B9B059
Tetradic#B059B9, #B98059, #62B959

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F0F6
Lighter +30%#C5D9E6
Lighter +20%#A1C1D7
Lighter +10%#7DAAC8
Darker −10%#42789D
Darker −20%#335D79
Darker −30%#244155
Darker −40%#152631
More saturated +25%#3B98D7
Less saturated −25%#778C9C

Channel breakdown

R89
G146
B185
Red89 (34.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue204.38°
Saturation (HSL)40.68%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 92 · B B9

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