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Recognised as Colour

#5A72BE

  • #5A72BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A72BE is a blue with RGB values 90, 114, 190 and HSL 226°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5A72BE#5A72BE
HEX#5A72BE
RGBrgb(90, 114, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4471, 0.7451
RGB percentages35.3%, 44.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(225.6, 43.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 52.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK52.6%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,927,614
CSS custom property--colour: #5A72BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A58D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2A828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA65A
Analogous#5AA4BE, #745ABE
Triadic#BE5A72, #72BE5A
Split complementary#BE745A, #A4BE5A
Tetradic#BE5AA4, #BEA65A, #5ABE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEFF8
Lighter +30%#C8D0E9
Lighter +20%#A3B1DB
Lighter +10%#7F91CC
Darker −10%#4159A4
Darker −20%#324580
Darker −30%#24315B
Darker −40%#151D37
More saturated +25%#3D63DB
Less saturated −25%#7781A1

Channel breakdown

R90
G114
B190
Red90 (35.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)43.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 72 · B BE

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