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Recognised as Colour

#5372BE

  • #5372BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5372BE is a blue with RGB values 83, 114, 190 and HSL 223°, 45%, 54%. 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

#5372BE#5372BE
HEX#5372BE
RGBrgb(83, 114, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4471, 0.7451
RGB percentages32.5%, 44.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(222.6, 45.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 56.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK56.3%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,468,862
CSS custom property--colour: #5372BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#AC8D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4570BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0C838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9F53
Analogous#53A8BE, #6953BE
Triadic#BE5372, #72BE53
Split complementary#BE6953, #A8BE53
Tetradic#BE53A8, #BE9F53, #53BE69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EBF6
Lighter +30%#C2CDE8
Lighter +20%#9DAFDA
Lighter +10%#7890CC
Darker −10%#3D5AA1
Darker −20%#2F457C
Darker −30%#213157
Darker −40%#131C32
More saturated +25%#3566DC
Less saturated −25%#717EA0

Channel breakdown

R83
G114
B190
Red83 (32.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue222.62°
Saturation (HSL)45.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 72 · B BE

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