Colour

#5372AF

#5372AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5372AF is a blue with RGB values 83, 114, 175 and HSL 220°, 37%, 51%. 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

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HEX#5372AF

RGBrgb(83, 114, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4471, 0.6863

RGB percentages32.5%, 44.7%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(219.8, 36.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 52.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK52.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,468,847

CSS custom property--colour: #5372AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#AC8D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A77B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6FAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#267F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF9053

Analogous#53A0AF, #6253AF

Triadic#AF5372, #72AF53

Split complementary#AF6253, #A0AF53

Tetradic#AF53A0, #AF9053, #53AF62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEE4F0

Lighter +30%#BBC8E0

Lighter +20%#99ABCF

Lighter +10%#768FBF

Darker −10%#425B8D

Darker −20%#32456A

Darker −30%#212E48

Darker −40%#111825

More saturated +25%#3368CF

Less saturated −25%#727C90

Channel breakdown

R83

G114

B175

Red83 (32.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue219.78°

Saturation (HSL)36.51%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 72 · B AF

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