Colour

#5779AC

#5779AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5779AC is a blue with RGB values 87, 121, 172 and HSL 216°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5779AC#5779AC

HEX#5779AC

RGBrgb(87, 121, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.4745, 0.6745

RGB percentages34.1%, 47.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(216, 33.9%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 49.4%, 67.5%)

CMYK49.4%, 29.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,732,780

CSS custom property--colour: #5779AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#A88653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#657CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B74ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#31848Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Gray · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC8A57

Analogous#57A3AC, #5F57AC

Triadic#AC5779, #79AC57

Split complementary#AC5F57, #A3AC57

Tetradic#AC57A4, #AC8A57, #57AC60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E6EF

Lighter +30%#BDCBDF

Lighter +20%#9BAFCE

Lighter +10%#7994BD

Darker −10%#45618B

Darker −20%#344969

Darker −30%#233147

Darker −40%#121A25

More saturated +25%#3873CB

Less saturated −25%#767F8D

Channel breakdown

R87

G121

B172

Red87 (34.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)33.86%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 57 · G 79 · B AC

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Colour values

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