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Recognised as Colour

#5378C0

  • #5378C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5378C0 is a blue with RGB values 83, 120, 192 and HSL 220°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5378C0#5378C0
HEX#5378C0
RGBrgb(83, 120, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4706, 0.7529
RGB percentages32.5%, 47.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(219.6, 46.4%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 56.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK56.8%, 37.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,470,400
CSS custom property--colour: #5378C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#AC873F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A7EC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D74BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09B53
Analogous#53AEC0, #6453C0
Triadic#C05378, #78C053
Split complementary#C06453, #AEC053
Tetradic#C053AF, #C09B53, #53C064

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EDF7
Lighter +30%#C3D0E9
Lighter +20%#9EB3DB
Lighter +10%#7895CE
Darker −10%#3C5FA4
Darker −20%#2E4A7F
Darker −30%#213459
Darker −40%#131E34
More saturated +25%#366FDD
Less saturated −25%#7081A3

Channel breakdown

R83
G120
B192
Red83 (32.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue219.63°
Saturation (HSL)46.38%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 78 · B C0

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