Colour

#5A75AF

#5A75AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5A75AF is a blue with RGB values 90, 117, 175 and HSL 221°, 35%, 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

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HEX#5A75AF

RGBrgb(90, 117, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4588, 0.6863

RGB percentages35.3%, 45.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(220.9, 34.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 48.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK48.6%, 33.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,928,367

CSS custom property--colour: #5A75AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#A58A50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F7AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5672AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#37818Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 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 text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF945A

Analogous#5A9FAF, #6A5AAF

Triadic#AF5A75, #75AF5A

Split complementary#AF6A5A, #9FAF5A

Tetradic#AF5A9F, #AF945A, #5AAF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3E8F2

Lighter +30%#C1CBE1

Lighter +20%#9FAED0

Lighter +10%#7C92C0

Darker −10%#465D90

Darker −20%#35476E

Darker −30%#25314B

Darker −40%#141B29

More saturated +25%#3B6ACE

Less saturated −25%#798090

Channel breakdown

R90

G117

B175

Red90 (35.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue220.94°

Saturation (HSL)34.69%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 75 · B AF

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Colour values

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