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Colour

#5B89AA

  • #5B89AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B89AA is a blue with RGB values 91, 137, 170 and HSL 205°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B89AA#5B89AA
HEX#5B89AA
RGBrgb(91, 137, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5373, 0.6667
RGB percentages35.7%, 53.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(205.1, 31.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 46.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK46.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,999,018
CSS custom property--colour: #5B89AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A47655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B89ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7080A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#399194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7C5B
Analogous#5BAAA3, #5B62AA
Triadic#AA5B89, #89AA5B
Split complementary#AA5B62, #AAA35B
Tetradic#A35BAA, #AA7C5B, #62AA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EAF0
Lighter +30%#C0D2DE
Lighter +20%#9EB9CD
Lighter +10%#7DA1BB
Darker −10%#486E8A
Darker −20%#365469
Darker −30%#253947
Darker −40%#131E26
More saturated +25%#3C8EC9
Less saturated −25%#7A848B

Channel breakdown

R91
G137
B170
Red91 (35.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue205.06°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 89 · B AA

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