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Recognised as Colour

#5D89CD

  • #5D89CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D89CD is a blue with RGB values 93, 137, 205 and HSL 216°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D89CD#5D89CD
HEX#5D89CD
RGBrgb(93, 137, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5373, 0.8039
RGB percentages36.5%, 53.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.4, 52.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 54.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,125
CSS custom property--colour: #5D89CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A27632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8ED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6083CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1898A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA15D
Analogous#5DC1CD, #695DCD
Triadic#CD5D89, #89CD5D
Split complementary#CD695D, #C1CD5D
Tetradic#CD5DC1, #CDA15D, #5DCD69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFD
Lighter +30%#D2DEF1
Lighter +20%#ABC2E5
Lighter +10%#84A5D9
Darker −10%#3A6EBD
Darker −20%#2E5796
Darker −30%#22406F
Darker −40%#162A48
More saturated +25%#4383E8
Less saturated −25%#788FB3

Channel breakdown

R93
G137
B205
Red93 (36.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.43°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 89 · B CD

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