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Colour

#5A74AB

  • #5A74AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A74AB is a blue with RGB values 90, 116, 171 and HSL 221°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A74AB#5A74AB
HEX#5A74AB
RGBrgb(90, 116, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4549, 0.6706
RGB percentages35.3%, 45.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(220.7, 32.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 47.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK47.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,928,107
CSS custom property--colour: #5A74AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A58B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6078ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5771AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A8088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB915A
Analogous#5A9CAB, #695AAB
Triadic#AB5A74, #74AB5A
Split complementary#AB695A, #9CAB5A
Tetradic#AB5A9C, #AB915A, #5AAB69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E6F0
Lighter +30%#BFC9DF
Lighter +20%#9EADCD
Lighter +10%#7C90BC
Darker −10%#475D8B
Darker −20%#364669
Darker −30%#243048
Darker −40%#131926
More saturated +25%#3B69CA
Less saturated −25%#797F8C

Channel breakdown

R90
G116
B171
Red90 (35.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue220.74°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 74 · B AB

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