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Recognised as Colour

#5A7DC0

  • #5A7DC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A7DC0 is a blue with RGB values 90, 125, 192 and HSL 219°, 45%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A7DC0#5A7DC0
HEX#5A7DC0
RGBrgb(90, 125, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4902, 0.7529
RGB percentages35.3%, 49%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(219.4, 44.7%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 53.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK53.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,930,432
CSS custom property--colour: #5A7DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A5823F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6283C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5679BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#258C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09D5A
Analogous#5AB0C0, #6A5AC0
Triadic#C05A7D, #7DC05A
Split complementary#C06A5A, #B0C05A
Tetradic#C05AB0, #C09D5A, #5AC06A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F8
Lighter +30%#C9D4EA
Lighter +20%#A4B7DC
Lighter +10%#7F9ACE
Darker −10%#4063A7
Darker −20%#324D82
Darker −30%#24375D
Darker −40%#162238
More saturated +25%#3E74DD
Less saturated −25%#7786A3

Channel breakdown

R90
G125
B192
Red90 (35.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue219.41°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 7D · B C0

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