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Recognised as Colour

#5B89BE

  • #5B89BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B89BE is a blue with RGB values 91, 137, 190 and HSL 212°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B89BE#5B89BE
HEX#5B89BE
RGBrgb(91, 137, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5373, 0.7451
RGB percentages35.7%, 53.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(212.1, 43.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 52.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK52.1%, 27.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,999,038
CSS custom property--colour: #5B89BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A47641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6782BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#27959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE905B
Analogous#5BBBBE, #5F5BBE
Triadic#BE5B89, #89BE5B
Split complementary#BE5F5B, #BBBE5B
Tetradic#BE5BBB, #BE905B, #5BBE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2F8
Lighter +30%#C9D8E9
Lighter +20%#A4BEDB
Lighter +10%#80A3CC
Darker −10%#416FA5
Darker −20%#335780
Darker −30%#243E5C
Darker −40%#162537
More saturated +25%#3E87DB
Less saturated −25%#788BA1

Channel breakdown

R91
G137
B190
Red91 (35.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue212.12°
Saturation (HSL)43.23%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 89 · B BE

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