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Recognised as Colour

#5A6FE0

  • #5A6FE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5A6FE0 is a blue with RGB values 90, 111, 224 and HSL 231°, 68%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5A6FE0#5A6FE0
HEX#5A6FE0
RGBrgb(90, 111, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4353, 0.8784
RGB percentages35.3%, 43.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(230.6, 68.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 59.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK59.8%, 50.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,926,880
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A5901F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#317FE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E73DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0CB5A
Analogous#5AB2E0, #885AE0
Triadic#E05A6F, #6FE05A
Split complementary#E0885A, #B2E05A
Tetradic#E05AB2, #E0CB5A, #5AE088

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDFF8
Lighter +20%#B0BAF0
Lighter +10%#8594E8
Darker −10%#2F4AD8
Darker −20%#2238B2
Darker −30%#192B88
Darker −40%#111D5D
More saturated +25%#425EF9
Less saturated −25%#7380C8

Channel breakdown

R90
G111
B224
Red90 (35.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue230.6°
Saturation (HSL)68.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 6F · B E0

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