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Recognised as Colour

#5378D3

  • #5378D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5378D3 is a blue with RGB values 83, 120, 211 and HSL 223°, 59%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5378D3#5378D3
HEX#5378D3
RGBrgb(83, 120, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4706, 0.8275
RGB percentages32.5%, 47.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(222.7, 59.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 60.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK60.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,470,419
CSS custom property--colour: #5378D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#AC872C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F82D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C76D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3AE53
Analogous#53B8D3, #6E53D3
Triadic#D35378, #78D353
Split complementary#D36E53, #B8D353
Tetradic#D353B8, #D3AE53, #53D36E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FD
Lighter +30%#CDD8F2
Lighter +20%#A4B8E8
Lighter +10%#7C98DD
Darker −10%#315BC1
Darker −20%#274899
Darker −30%#1D3570
Darker −40%#122248
More saturated +25%#386DEE
Less saturated −25%#6E83B8

Channel breakdown

R83
G120
B211
Red83 (32.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue222.66°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 78 · B D3

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