Recognised as Colour

#5997DA

#5997DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5997DA is a blue with RGB values 89, 151, 218 and HSL 211°, 64%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5997DA

RGBrgb(89, 151, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5922, 0.8549

RGB percentages34.9%, 59.2%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(211.2, 63.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 59.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK59.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,871,578

CSS custom property--colour: #5997DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#A66825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B9ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DA9C59

Analogous#59D8DA, #5B59DA

Triadic#DA5997, #97DA59

Split complementary#DA5B59, #D8DA59

Tetradic#DA59D8, #DA9C59, #59DA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D6E5F6

Lighter +20%#ACCBED

Lighter +10%#83B1E3

Darker −10%#2F7DD1

Darker −20%#2564A8

Darker −30%#1C4B7E

Darker −40%#133254

More saturated +25%#4096F3

Less saturated −25%#7298C1

Channel breakdown

R89

G151

B218

Red89 (34.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue211.16°

Saturation (HSL)63.55%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 97 · B DA

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