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Recognised as Colour

#5369BA

  • #5369BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5369BA is a blue with RGB values 83, 105, 186 and HSL 227°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5369BA#5369BA
HEX#5369BA
RGBrgb(83, 105, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4118, 0.7294
RGB percentages32.5%, 41.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(227.2, 42.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 55.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK55.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,466,554
CSS custom property--colour: #5369BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#AC9645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4672BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3969B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#197B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA453
Analogous#539DBA, #7053BA
Triadic#BA5369, #69BA53
Split complementary#BA7153, #9DBA53
Tetradic#BA539D, #BAA453, #53BA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E8F4
Lighter +30%#C0C8E6
Lighter +20%#9CA8D7
Lighter +10%#7789C9
Darker −10%#3E529C
Darker −20%#303F77
Darker −30%#212C53
Darker −40%#13192E
More saturated +25%#3558D8
Less saturated −25%#717A9C

Channel breakdown

R83
G105
B186
Red83 (32.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue227.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 69 · B BA

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