Colour

#5A7BBB

#5A7BBB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5A7BBB is a blue with RGB values 90, 123, 187 and HSL 220°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A7BBB#5A7BBB

HEX#5A7BBB

RGBrgb(90, 123, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4824, 0.7333

RGB percentages35.3%, 48.2%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(219.6, 41.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 51.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK51.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,929,915

CSS custom property--colour: #5A7BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A58444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6280BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5777BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2B8992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB9A5A

Analogous#5AACBB, #695ABB

Triadic#BB5A7B, #7BBB5A

Split complementary#BB695A, #ACBB5A

Tetradic#BB5AAC, #BB9A5A, #5ABB69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEFF7

Lighter +30%#C6D2E8

Lighter +20%#A2B5D9

Lighter +10%#7E98CA

Darker −10%#4262A0

Darker −20%#334C7C

Darker −30%#243658

Darker −40%#152034

More saturated +25%#3D72D8

Less saturated −25%#77849E

Channel breakdown

R90

G123

B187

Red90 (35.3%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue219.59°

Saturation (HSL)41.63%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 7B · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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