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Recognised as Colour

#5386C6

  • #5386C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5386C6 is a blue with RGB values 83, 134, 198 and HSL 213°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5386C6#5386C6
HEX#5386C6
RGBrgb(83, 134, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5255, 0.7765
RGB percentages32.5%, 52.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(213.4, 50.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 58.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 32.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,473,990
CSS custom property--colour: #5386C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#AC7939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69353
Analogous#53BFC6, #5A53C6
Triadic#C65386, #86C653
Split complementary#C65A53, #BFC653
Tetradic#C653C0, #C69353, #53C65A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF2F9
Lighter +30%#C6D7EC
Lighter +20%#A0BCDF
Lighter +10%#79A1D3
Darker −10%#396CAD
Darker −20%#2D5486
Darker −30%#203C60
Darker −40%#13243A
More saturated +25%#3683E3
Less saturated −25%#7089A9

Channel breakdown

R83
G134
B198
Red83 (32.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue213.39°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 86 · B C6

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