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Recognised as Colour

#5A6FCF

  • #5A6FCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5A6FCF is a blue with RGB values 90, 111, 207 and HSL 229°, 55%, 58%. 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

#5A6FCF#5A6FCF
HEX#5A6FCF
RGBrgb(90, 111, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4353, 0.8118
RGB percentages35.3%, 43.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(229.2, 54.9%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 56.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK56.5%, 46.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,926,863
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 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#A59030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#427BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3271CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0F8495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 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 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBA5A
Analogous#5AA9CF, #805ACF
Triadic#CF5A6F, #6FCF5A
Split complementary#CF805A, #A9CF5A
Tetradic#CF5AA9, #CFBA5A, #5ACF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FD
Lighter +30%#D1D6F1
Lighter +20%#A9B4E6
Lighter +10%#8291DA
Darker −10%#3750BF
Darker −20%#2C3F97
Darker −30%#202F70
Darker −40%#151E48
More saturated +25%#3F5EEA
Less saturated −25%#7580B4

Channel breakdown

R90
G111
B207
Red90 (35.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)54.93%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 6F · B CF

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