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Recognised as Colour

#5993FE

  • #5993FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5993FE is a blue with RGB values 89, 147, 254 and HSL 219°, 99%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5993FE#5993FE
HEX#5993FE
RGBrgb(89, 147, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5765, 0.9961
RGB percentages34.9%, 57.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(218.9, 98.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 65%, 99.6%)
CMYK65%, 42.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,870,590
CSS custom property--colour: #5993FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A66C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#468EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)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#FEC459
Analogous#59E6FE, #7159FE
Triadic#FE5993, #93FE59
Split complementary#FE7159, #E6FE59
Tetradic#FE59E6, #FEC459, #59FE71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F6FF
Lighter +20%#BED5FF
Lighter +10%#8CB4FE
Darker −10%#2672FE
Darker −20%#0155F0
Darker −30%#0143BD
Darker −40%#01318A
More saturated +25%#5893FF
Less saturated −25%#6E99E9

Channel breakdown

R89
G147
B254
Red89 (34.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue218.91°
Saturation (HSL)98.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 93 · B FE

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