Colour

#5090AF

#5090AF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5090AF is a cyan with RGB values 80, 144, 175 and HSL 200°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5090AF#5090AF

HEX#5090AF

RGBrgb(80, 144, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.5647, 0.6863

RGB percentages31.4%, 56.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(199.6, 37.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 54.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK54.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,279,919

CSS custom property--colour: #5090AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#AF6F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7384AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#09999Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7 Sky blue · ΔE 22.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF6F50

Analogous#50AF9E, #5061AF

Triadic#AF5090, #90AF50

Split complementary#AF5061, #AF9E50

Tetradic#9E50AF, #AF6F50, #61AF50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE9EF

Lighter +30%#B9D3DF

Lighter +20%#96BCCF

Lighter +10%#73A6BF

Darker −10%#40738C

Darker −20%#305669

Darker −30%#203A46

Darker −40%#101D23

More saturated +25%#309BCF

Less saturated −25%#70858F

Channel breakdown

R80

G144

B175

Red80 (31.4%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue199.58°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 50 · G 90 · B AF

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Colour values

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