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Recognised as Colour

#5371C6

  • #5371C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5371C6 is a blue with RGB values 83, 113, 198 and HSL 224°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5371C6#5371C6
HEX#5371C6
RGBrgb(83, 113, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4431, 0.7765
RGB percentages32.5%, 44.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(224.3, 50.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 58.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,614
CSS custom property--colour: #5371C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AC8E39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B7AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C70C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A853
Analogous#53ABC6, #6E53C6
Triadic#C65371, #71C653
Split complementary#C66E53, #ABC653
Tetradic#C653AB, #C6A853, #53C66E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEFF9
Lighter +30%#C6D0EC
Lighter +20%#A0B0DF
Lighter +10%#7991D3
Darker −10%#3957AD
Darker −20%#2D4486
Darker −30%#203160
Darker −40%#131D3A
More saturated +25%#3663E3
Less saturated −25%#707FA9

Channel breakdown

R83
G113
B198
Red83 (32.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 71 · B C6

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