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Recognised as Colour

#5A69BF

  • #5A69BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A69BF is a blue with RGB values 90, 105, 191 and HSL 231°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5A69BF#5A69BF
HEX#5A69BF
RGBrgb(90, 105, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4118, 0.749
RGB percentages35.3%, 41.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(231.1, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK52.9%, 45%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,311
CSS custom property--colour: #5A69BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#A59640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4474C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#396BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2B7C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB05A
Analogous#5A9BBF, #7E5ABF
Triadic#BF5A69, #69BF5A
Split complementary#BF7D5A, #9CBF5A
Tetradic#BF5A9B, #BFB05A, #5ABF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEFF8
Lighter +30%#C8CDEA
Lighter +20%#A3ACDC
Lighter +10%#7F8ACD
Darker −10%#404FA6
Darker −20%#323E81
Darker −30%#242C5C
Darker −40%#161B37
More saturated +25%#3D55DC
Less saturated −25%#777DA2

Channel breakdown

R90
G105
B191
Red90 (35.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue231.09°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 69 · B BF

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