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Recognised as Colour

#5397BA

  • #5397BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5397BA is a blue with RGB values 83, 151, 186 and HSL 200°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5397BA#5397BA
HEX#5397BA
RGBrgb(83, 151, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5922, 0.7294
RGB percentages32.5%, 59.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(200.4, 42.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 55.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK55.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,478,330
CSS custom property--colour: #5397BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#AC6845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8695BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#788AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7653
Analogous#53BAA9, #5364BA
Triadic#BA5397, #97BA53
Split complementary#BA5364, #BAA953
Tetradic#A953BA, #BA7653, #64BA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EFF4
Lighter +30%#C0D9E6
Lighter +20%#9CC3D7
Lighter +10%#77ADC9
Darker −10%#3E7C9C
Darker −20%#305F77
Darker −30%#214253
Darker −40%#13252E
More saturated +25%#35A1D8
Less saturated −25%#718D9C

Channel breakdown

R83
G151
B186
Red83 (32.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue200.39°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 97 · B BA

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