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Recognised as Colour

#5E89C2

  • #5E89C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E89C2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 137, 194 and HSL 214°, 45%, 56%. 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

#5E89C2#5E89C2
HEX#5E89C2
RGBrgb(94, 137, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5373, 0.7608
RGB percentages36.9%, 53.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(214.2, 45%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 51.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK51.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,195,650
CSS custom property--colour: #5E89C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#A1763D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728CC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6683C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2975E
Analogous#5EBBC2, #655EC2
Triadic#C25E89, #89C25E
Split complementary#C2655E, #BBC25E
Tetradic#C25EBB, #C2975E, #5EC265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5FA
Lighter +30%#CDDAEC
Lighter +20%#A8BFDE
Lighter +10%#83A4D0
Darker −10%#416FAC
Darker −20%#335787
Darker −30%#253F62
Darker −40%#17273D
More saturated +25%#4285DE
Less saturated −25%#7A8DA6

Channel breakdown

R94
G137
B194
Red94 (36.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue214.2°
Saturation (HSL)45.05%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 89 · B C2

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