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Recognised as Colour

#5996BC

  • #5996BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5996BC is a blue with RGB values 89, 150, 188 and HSL 203°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5996BC#5996BC
HEX#5996BC
RGBrgb(89, 150, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5882, 0.7373
RGB percentages34.9%, 58.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(203, 42.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 52.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK52.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,871,292
CSS custom property--colour: #5996BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A66943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8595BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#778BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1DA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7F59
Analogous#59BCB0, #5965BC
Triadic#BC5996, #96BC59
Split complementary#BC5965, #BCB159
Tetradic#B059BC, #BC7F59, #64BC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF2F7
Lighter +30%#C6DBE8
Lighter +20%#A2C4D9
Lighter +10%#7DADCB
Darker −10%#417CA1
Darker −20%#32607D
Darker −30%#244458
Darker −40%#152834
More saturated +25%#3C9DD9
Less saturated −25%#768F9F

Channel breakdown

R89
G150
B188
Red89 (34.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue203.03°
Saturation (HSL)42.49%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 96 · B BC

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