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Recognised as Colour

#5A7EA1

  • #5A7EA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A7EA1 is a blue with RGB values 90, 126, 161 and HSL 210°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A7EA1#5A7EA1
HEX#5A7EA1
RGBrgb(90, 126, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4941, 0.6314
RGB percentages35.3%, 49.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(209.6, 28.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 44.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK44.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,930,657
CSS custom property--colour: #5A7EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#A5815E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707FA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6777A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Gray · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 24Cadetblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A17D5A
Analogous#5AA1A1, #5A5BA1
Triadic#A15A7E, #7EA15A
Split complementary#A15A5A, #A1A15A
Tetradic#A15AA1, #A17D5A, #5BA15A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE4EB
Lighter +30%#BBCAD9
Lighter +20%#9AB1C7
Lighter +10%#7A97B4
Darker −10%#486480
Darker −20%#354B60
Darker −30%#23313F
Darker −40%#11181E
More saturated +25%#3B7EC0
Less saturated −25%#797E82

Channel breakdown

R90
G126
B161
Red90 (35.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)28.29%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 7E · B A1

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