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Colour

#5B89DB

  • #5B89DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B89DB is a blue with RGB values 91, 137, 219 and HSL 218°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5B89DB#5B89DB
HEX#5B89DB
RGBrgb(91, 137, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5373, 0.8588
RGB percentages35.7%, 53.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(218.4, 64%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 58.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK58.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,999,067
CSS custom property--colour: #5B89DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A47624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6690DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5684D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBAD5B
Analogous#5BC9DB, #6D5BDB
Triadic#DB5B89, #89DB5B
Split complementary#DB6D5B, #C9DB5B
Tetradic#DB5BC9, #DBAD5B, #5BDB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E3F7
Lighter +20%#AFC5ED
Lighter +10%#85A7E4
Darker −10%#316BD2
Darker −20%#2555AB
Darker −30%#1C4081
Darker −40%#132B57
More saturated +25%#4282F4
Less saturated −25%#7490C2

Channel breakdown

R91
G137
B219
Red91 (35.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue218.44°
Saturation (HSL)64%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 89 · B DB

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