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Recognised as Colour

#5995EB

  • #5995EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5995EB is a blue with RGB values 89, 149, 235 and HSL 215°, 78%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5995EB#5995EB
HEX#5995EB
RGBrgb(89, 149, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5843, 0.9216
RGB percentages34.9%, 58.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(215.3, 78.5%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 62.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK62.1%, 36.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,871,083
CSS custom property--colour: #5995EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A66A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAF59
Analogous#59DEEB, #6659EB
Triadic#EB5995, #95EB59
Split complementary#EB6659, #DEEB59
Tetradic#EB59DE, #EBAF59, #59EB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2ECFB
Lighter +20%#B4CFF6
Lighter +10%#87B2F0
Darker −10%#2B78E6
Darker −20%#185FC6
Darker −30%#124A99
Darker −40%#0D346B
More saturated +25%#4591FF
Less saturated −25%#7099D4

Channel breakdown

R89
G149
B235
Red89 (34.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue215.34°
Saturation (HSL)78.49%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 95 · B EB

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