Colour

#5377BA

#5377BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5377BA is a blue with RGB values 83, 119, 186 and HSL 219°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5377BA

RGBrgb(83, 119, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4667, 0.7294

RGB percentages32.5%, 46.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(219, 42.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219, 55.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK55.4%, 36%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,470,138

CSS custom property--colour: #5377BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#AC8845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C7DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F73B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#138690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Slate grey · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA9653

Analogous#53ABBA, #6353BA

Triadic#BA5377, #77BA53

Split complementary#BA6353, #ABBA53

Tetradic#BA53AB, #BA9653, #53BA63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5EAF4

Lighter +30%#C0CDE6

Lighter +20%#9CB1D7

Lighter +10%#7794C9

Darker −10%#3E5F9C

Darker −20%#304977

Darker −30%#213353

Darker −40%#131C2E

More saturated +25%#356ED8

Less saturated −25%#71809C

Channel breakdown

R83

G119

B186

Red83 (32.5%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue219.03°

Saturation (HSL)42.74%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 77 · B BA

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