Colour

#5A6ED3

#5A6ED3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#5A6ED3 is a blue with RGB values 90, 110, 211 and HSL 230°, 58%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5A6ED3

RGBrgb(90, 110, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4314, 0.8275

RGB percentages35.3%, 43.1%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(230.1, 57.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 57.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK57.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,926,611

CSS custom property--colour: #5A6ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#A5912C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D7BD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A71D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#008596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 14.6 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3BF5A

Analogous#5AABD3, #835AD3

Triadic#D35A6E, #6ED35A

Split complementary#D3835A, #ABD35A

Tetradic#D35AAB, #D3BF5A, #5AD383

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFE

Lighter +30%#D3D8F3

Lighter +20%#ABB5E8

Lighter +10%#8291DE

Darker −10%#354DC5

Darker −20%#2A3D9D

Darker −30%#1F2D75

Darker −40%#141E4D

More saturated +25%#405DED

Less saturated −25%#747FB9

Channel breakdown

R90

G110

B211

Red90 (35.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue230.08°

Saturation (HSL)57.89%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 6E · B D3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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