Colour

#5162BB

#5162BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5162BB is a blue with RGB values 81, 98, 187 and HSL 230°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5162BB#5162BB

HEX#5162BB

RGBrgb(81, 98, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3843, 0.7333

RGB percentages31.8%, 38.4%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(230.4, 43.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 56.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK56.7%, 47.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,333,691

CSS custom property--colour: #5162BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#AE9D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#386EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2964B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#107685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBAA51

Analogous#5197BB, #7551BB

Triadic#BB5162, #62BB51

Split complementary#BB7551, #97BB51

Tetradic#BB5197, #BBAA51, #51BB75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E6F4

Lighter +30%#BFC5E6

Lighter +20%#9AA4D8

Lighter +10%#7683C9

Darker −10%#3D4C9C

Darker −20%#2F3A77

Darker −30%#202853

Darker −40%#12162E

More saturated +25%#334DD9

Less saturated −25%#6F779D

Channel breakdown

R81

G98

B187

Red81 (31.8%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue230.38°

Saturation (HSL)43.8%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 62 · B BB

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