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Recognised as Colour

#5370A9

  • #5370A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5370A9 is a blue with RGB values 83, 112, 169 and HSL 220°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5370A9#5370A9
HEX#5370A9
RGBrgb(83, 112, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4392, 0.6627
RGB percentages32.5%, 43.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(219.8, 34.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 50.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK50.9%, 33.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,329
CSS custom property--colour: #5370A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#AC8F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A75ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#506DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2C7C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A98C53
Analogous#539BA9, #6153A9
Triadic#A95370, #70A953
Split complementary#A96153, #9BA953
Tetradic#A9539B, #A98C53, #53A961

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE1ED
Lighter +30%#B9C5DC
Lighter +20%#96A8CC
Lighter +10%#748CBB
Darker −10%#425987
Darker −20%#314365
Darker −30%#212C42
Darker −40%#101520
More saturated +25%#3466C9
Less saturated −25%#737A8A

Channel breakdown

R83
G112
B169
Red83 (32.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue219.77°
Saturation (HSL)34.13%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 70 · B A9

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