Colour

#5378CA

#5378CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5378CA is a blue with RGB values 83, 120, 202 and HSL 221°, 53%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5378CA#5378CA

HEX#5378CA

RGBrgb(83, 120, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4706, 0.7922

RGB percentages32.5%, 47.1%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(221.3, 52.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 58.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK58.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,470,410

CSS custom property--colour: #5378CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#AC8735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5580CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4575C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008A97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Royal blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAA553

Analogous#53B4CA, #6A53CA

Triadic#CA5378, #78CA53

Split complementary#CA6A53, #B4CA53

Tetradic#CA53B3, #CAA553, #53CA6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF2FA

Lighter +30%#C8D4EE

Lighter +20%#A1B5E2

Lighter +10%#7A97D6

Darker −10%#375EB3

Darker −20%#2B498C

Darker −30%#1F3565

Darker −40%#13203E

More saturated +25%#376DE6

Less saturated −25%#6F83AE

Channel breakdown

R83

G120

B202

Red83 (32.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue221.34°

Saturation (HSL)52.89%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 78 · B CA

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