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Recognised as Colour

#5A75C0

  • #5A75C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A75C0 is a blue with RGB values 90, 117, 192 and HSL 224°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5A75C0#5A75C0
HEX#5A75C0
RGBrgb(90, 117, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4588, 0.7529
RGB percentages35.3%, 45.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(224.1, 44.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 53.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK53.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,928,384
CSS custom property--colour: #5A75C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#A58A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#577DC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B74BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#278591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0A55A
Analogous#5AA8C0, #725AC0
Triadic#C05A75, #75C05A
Split complementary#C0725A, #A8C05A
Tetradic#C05AA8, #C0A55A, #5AC072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0F8
Lighter +30%#C9D2EA
Lighter +20%#A4B3DC
Lighter +10%#7F94CE
Darker −10%#405BA7
Darker −20%#324782
Darker −30%#24335D
Darker −40%#161F38
More saturated +25%#3E68DD
Less saturated −25%#7782A3

Channel breakdown

R90
G117
B192
Red90 (35.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 75 · B C0

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