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Recognised as Colour

#5381A2

  • #5381A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5381A2 is a blue with RGB values 83, 129, 162 and HSL 205°, 32%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5381A2#5381A2
HEX#5381A2
RGBrgb(83, 129, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5059, 0.6353
RGB percentages32.5%, 50.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(205.1, 32.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 48.8%, 63.5%)
CMYK48.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,472,674
CSS custom property--colour: #5381A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#AC7E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#6878A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2E898Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Gray · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27453
Analogous#53A29B, #535AA2
Triadic#A25381, #81A253
Split complementary#A2535A, #A29B53
Tetradic#9B53A2, #A27453, #5AA253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E2EA
Lighter +30%#B5CAD9
Lighter +20%#93B2C8
Lighter +10%#719AB7
Darker −10%#426680
Darker −20%#304B5F
Darker −30%#1F303D
Darker −40%#0E161B
More saturated +25%#3486C1
Less saturated −25%#727C83

Channel breakdown

R83
G129
B162
Red83 (32.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue205.06°
Saturation (HSL)32.24%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 81 · B A2

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