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Recognised as Colour

#5196BF

  • #5196BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5196BF is a blue with RGB values 81, 150, 191 and HSL 202°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5196BF#5196BF
HEX#5196BF
RGBrgb(81, 150, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.5882, 0.749
RGB percentages31.8%, 58.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(202.4, 46.2%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 57.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK57.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,347,007
CSS custom property--colour: #5196BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#AE6940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8395C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#748ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7A51
Analogous#51BFB1, #515FBF
Triadic#BF5196, #96BF51
Split complementary#BF515F, #BFB151
Tetradic#B151BF, #BF7A51, #5FBF51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F0F6
Lighter +30%#C1DAE8
Lighter +20%#9CC3DA
Lighter +10%#76ACCD
Darker −10%#3B7BA2
Darker −20%#2E5F7C
Darker −30%#204257
Darker −40%#122632
More saturated +25%#339EDD
Less saturated −25%#6F8EA1

Channel breakdown

R81
G150
B191
Red81 (31.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue202.36°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 96 · B BF

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