Colour

#5A7697

#5A7697
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5A7697 is a blue with RGB values 90, 118, 151 and HSL 212°, 25%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A7697

RGBrgb(90, 118, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4627, 0.5922

RGB percentages35.3%, 46.3%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(212.5, 25.3%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 40.4%, 59.2%)

CMYK40.4%, 21.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,928,599

CSS custom property--colour: #5A7697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#A58968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A7799no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#627196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#457D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Steel blue · ΔE 12.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#977B5A

Analogous#5A9497, #5D5A97

Triadic#975A76, #76975A

Split complementary#975D5A, #94975A

Tetradic#975A94, #977B5A, #5A975D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6DEE7

Lighter +30%#B6C4D4

Lighter +20%#96AAC1

Lighter +10%#7690AE

Darker −10%#475D77

Darker −20%#344457

Darker −30%#212B37

Darker −40%#0E1217

More saturated +25%#3C74B5

Less saturated −25%#787879

Channel breakdown

R90

G118

B151

Red90 (35.3%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue212.46°

Saturation (HSL)25.31%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 76 · B 97

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