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Recognised as Colour

#5176FF

  • #5176FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5176FF is a blue with RGB values 81, 118, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5176FF#5176FF
HEX#5176FF
RGBrgb(81, 118, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.4627, 1
RGB percentages31.8%, 46.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.2, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK68.2%, 53.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,338,879
CSS custom property--colour: #5176FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#AE8900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA51
Analogous#51CDFF, #8351FF
Triadic#FF5176, #76FF51
Split complementary#FF8351, #CDFF51
Tetradic#FF51CD, #FFDA51, #51FF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEFF
Lighter +20%#B7C6FF
Lighter +10%#849EFF
Darker −10%#1E4EFF
Darker −20%#0032EA
Darker −30%#0027B7
Darker −40%#001C84
More saturated +25%#5176FF
Less saturated −25%#6782E9

Channel breakdown

R81
G118
B255
Red81 (31.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 76 · B FF

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