Colour

#5384BE

#5384BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5384BE is a blue with RGB values 83, 132, 190 and HSL 213°, 45%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5384BE

RGBrgb(83, 132, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5176, 0.7451

RGB percentages32.5%, 51.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(212.5, 45.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 56.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK56.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,473,470

CSS custom property--colour: #5384BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#AC7B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C87C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE8D53

Analogous#53B9BE, #5853BE

Triadic#BE5384, #84BE53

Split complementary#BE5753, #BABE53

Tetradic#BE53B9, #BE8D53, #53BE57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7EEF6

Lighter +30%#C2D3E8

Lighter +20%#9DB9DA

Lighter +10%#789ECC

Darker −10%#3D6BA1

Darker −20%#2F527C

Darker −30%#213A57

Darker −40%#132132

More saturated +25%#3582DC

Less saturated −25%#7186A0

Channel breakdown

R83

G132

B190

Red83 (32.5%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue212.52°

Saturation (HSL)45.15%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 84 · B BE

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