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Colour

#5994B1

  • #5994B1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5994B1 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 148, 177 and HSL 200°, 36%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5994B1#5994B1
HEX#5994B1
RGBrgb(89, 148, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5804, 0.6941
RGB percentages34.9%, 58%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(199.8, 36.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 49.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK49.7%, 16.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,870,769
CSS custom property--colour: #5994B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A66B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8692B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7988B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2B9C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B17659
Analogous#59B1A2, #5968B1
Triadic#B15994, #94B159
Split complementary#B15968, #B1A259
Tetradic#A259B1, #B17659, #68B159

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EDF2
Lighter +30%#C1D7E2
Lighter +20%#9EC1D2
Lighter +10%#7CAAC1
Darker −10%#457992
Darker −20%#345C70
Darker −30%#243F4D
Darker −40%#14232A
More saturated +25%#3A9ED0
Less saturated −25%#778A92

Channel breakdown

R89
G148
B177
Red89 (34.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue199.77°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 94 · B B1

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