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Recognised as Colour

#5A73A7

  • #5A73A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A73A7 is a blue with RGB values 90, 115, 167 and HSL 221°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A73A7#5A73A7
HEX#5A73A7
RGBrgb(90, 115, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.451, 0.6549
RGB percentages35.3%, 45.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(220.5, 30.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 46.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK46.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,927,847
CSS custom property--colour: #5A73A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#A58C58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6077A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5870A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3D7E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A78E5A
Analogous#5A99A7, #685AA7
Triadic#A75A73, #73A75A
Split complementary#A7685A, #99A75A
Tetradic#A75A99, #A78E5A, #5AA768

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE4EE
Lighter +30%#BEC8DC
Lighter +20%#9DABCA
Lighter +10%#7B8FB9
Darker −10%#485C86
Darker −20%#364565
Darker −30%#242E44
Darker −40%#121823
More saturated +25%#3A68C7
Less saturated −25%#7A7E87

Channel breakdown

R90
G115
B167
Red90 (35.3%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue220.52°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 73 · B A7

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