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Colour

#5372AE

  • #5372AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5372AE is a blue with RGB values 83, 114, 174 and HSL 220°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5372AE#5372AE
HEX#5372AE
RGBrgb(83, 114, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4471, 0.6824
RGB percentages32.5%, 44.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(219.6, 36%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 52.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK52.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,846
CSS custom property--colour: #5372AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#AC8D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B77B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#506FADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#277F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8F53
Analogous#539FAE, #6253AE
Triadic#AE5372, #72AE53
Split complementary#AE6253, #9FAE53
Tetradic#AE539F, #AE8F53, #53AE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE4EF
Lighter +30%#BBC7DF
Lighter +20%#98ABCF
Lighter +10%#768EBE
Darker −10%#425B8C
Darker −20%#324569
Darker −30%#212E47
Darker −40%#111724
More saturated +25%#3368CE
Less saturated −25%#737C8E

Channel breakdown

R83
G114
B174
Red83 (32.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue219.56°
Saturation (HSL)35.97%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 72 · B AE

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