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Colour

#5994BA

  • #5994BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5994BA is a blue with RGB values 89, 148, 186 and HSL 204°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5994BA#5994BA
HEX#5994BA
RGBrgb(89, 148, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5804, 0.7294
RGB percentages34.9%, 58%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(203.5, 41.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 52.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK52.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,870,778
CSS custom property--colour: #5994BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A66B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8393BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7689B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#219EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7F59
Analogous#59BAB0, #5963BA
Triadic#BA5994, #94BA59
Split complementary#BA5963, #BAB059
Tetradic#B059BA, #BA7F59, #64BA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1F6
Lighter +30%#C5DAE7
Lighter +20%#A1C2D8
Lighter +10%#7DABC9
Darker −10%#427A9E
Darker −20%#335E7A
Darker −30%#244256
Darker −40%#152732
More saturated +25%#3C9AD7
Less saturated −25%#768E9D

Channel breakdown

R89
G148
B186
Red89 (34.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue203.51°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 94 · B BA

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