Colour

#375EC5

#375EC5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#375EC5 is a blue with RGB values 55, 94, 197 and HSL 224°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#375EC5#375EC5

HEX#375EC5

RGBrgb(55, 94, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3686, 0.7725

RGB percentages21.6%, 36.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(223.5, 56.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 72.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK72.1%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,628,741

CSS custom property--colour: #375EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#C8A13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#186BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C59E37

Analogous#37A5C5, #5737C5

Triadic#C5375E, #5EC537

Split complementary#C55737, #A5C537

Tetradic#C537A5, #C59E37, #37C557

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5DDF3

Lighter +30%#ADBDE8

Lighter +20%#859DDD

Lighter +10%#5D7DD2

Darker −10%#2C4B9D

Darker −20%#213875

Darker −30%#16254D

Darker −40%#0A1226

More saturated +25%#1750E5

Less saturated −25%#576CA6

Channel breakdown

R55

G94

B197

Red55 (21.6%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue223.52°

Saturation (HSL)56.35%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 5E · B C5

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Colour values

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