Colour

#5397DB

#5397DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5397DB is a blue with RGB values 83, 151, 219 and HSL 210°, 65%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5397DB

RGBrgb(83, 151, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5922, 0.8588

RGB percentages32.5%, 59.2%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(210, 65.4%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 62.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK62.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,478,363

CSS custom property--colour: #5397DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#AC6824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A9ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#678DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9 Sky blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB9753

Analogous#53DBDB, #5353DB

Triadic#DB5397, #97DB53

Split complementary#DB5353, #DBDB53

Tetradic#DB53DB, #DB9753, #53DB53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDFE

Lighter +30%#D2E4F5

Lighter +20%#A7CAED

Lighter +10%#7DB1E4

Darker −10%#2B7ED0

Darker −20%#2364A5

Darker −30%#1A4B7B

Darker −40%#113151

More saturated +25%#3997F5

Less saturated −25%#6D97C1

Channel breakdown

R83

G151

B219

Red83 (32.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)65.38%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 97 · B DB

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