Colour

#5772BA

#5772BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5772BA is a blue with RGB values 87, 114, 186 and HSL 224°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5772BA

RGBrgb(87, 114, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.4471, 0.7294

RGB percentages34.1%, 44.7%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(223.6, 41.8%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 53.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK53.2%, 38.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,731,002

CSS custom property--colour: #5772BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#A88D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5579BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A70B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#26828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Royal blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA9F57

Analogous#57A4BA, #6E57BA

Triadic#BA5772, #72BA57

Split complementary#BA6D57, #A4BA57

Tetradic#BA57A3, #BA9F57, #57BA6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EBF5

Lighter +30%#C3CDE7

Lighter +20%#9FAFD8

Lighter +10%#7B90C9

Darker −10%#415A9D

Darker −20%#324579

Darker −30%#233155

Darker −40%#141C31

More saturated +25%#3965D8

Less saturated −25%#757F9C

Channel breakdown

R87

G114

B186

Red87 (34.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)41.77%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 72 · B BA

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