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Recognised as Colour

#5A6899

  • #5A6899
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A6899 is a blue with RGB values 90, 104, 153 and HSL 227°, 26%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A6899#5A6899
HEX#5A6899
RGBrgb(90, 104, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4078, 0.6
RGB percentages35.3%, 40.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(226.7, 25.9%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 41.2%, 60%)
CMYK41.2%, 32%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,017
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#A59766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576D9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#526798no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#46727Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998B5A
Analogous#5A8899, #6B5A99
Triadic#995A68, #68995A
Split complementary#996B5A, #88995A
Tetradic#995A88, #998B5A, #5A996B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DBE8
Lighter +30%#B7BED5
Lighter +20%#97A1C2
Lighter +10%#7783AF
Darker −10%#475279
Darker −20%#343C59
Darker −30%#212739
Darker −40%#0E1119
More saturated +25%#3C57B7
Less saturated −25%#78797B

Channel breakdown

R90
G104
B153
Red90 (35.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)25.93%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 68 · B 99

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