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Recognised as Colour

#5A75AE

  • #5A75AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A75AE is a blue with RGB values 90, 117, 174 and HSL 221°, 34%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A75AE#5A75AE
HEX#5A75AE
RGBrgb(90, 117, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4588, 0.6824
RGB percentages35.3%, 45.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(220.7, 34.1%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 48.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK48.3%, 32.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,928,366
CSS custom property--colour: #5A75AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A58A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5672ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#388189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE935A
Analogous#5A9FAE, #695AAE
Triadic#AE5A75, #75AE5A
Split complementary#AE695A, #9FAE5A
Tetradic#AE5A9F, #AE935A, #5AAE69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7F1
Lighter +30%#C1CBE0
Lighter +20%#9EAED0
Lighter +10%#7C92BF
Darker −10%#465E8F
Darker −20%#35476D
Darker −30%#25314A
Darker −40%#141A28
More saturated +25%#3B6ACD
Less saturated −25%#79808F

Channel breakdown

R90
G117
B174
Red90 (35.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)34.15%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 75 · B AE

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