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Colour

#5995FC

  • #5995FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5995FC is a blue with RGB values 89, 149, 252 and HSL 218°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5995FC#5995FC
HEX#5995FC
RGBrgb(89, 149, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5843, 0.9882
RGB percentages34.9%, 58.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(217.9, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 40.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,871,100
CSS custom property--colour: #5995FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A66A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC059
Analogous#59E6FC, #6F59FC
Triadic#FC5995, #95FC59
Split complementary#FC6F59, #E6FC59
Tetradic#FC59E6, #FCC059, #59FC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF5FF
Lighter +20%#BDD5FE
Lighter +10%#8BB5FD
Darker −10%#2775FB
Darker −20%#0459EB
Darker −30%#0346B9
Darker −40%#023387
More saturated +25%#5694FF
Less saturated −25%#6E9BE7

Channel breakdown

R89
G149
B252
Red89 (34.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue217.91°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 95 · B FC

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