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Recognised as Colour

#5A7EBF

  • #5A7EBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A7EBF is a blue with RGB values 90, 126, 191 and HSL 219°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A7EBF#5A7EBF
HEX#5A7EBF
RGBrgb(90, 126, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4941, 0.749
RGB percentages35.3%, 49.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(218.6, 44.1%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 52.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK52.9%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,930,687
CSS custom property--colour: #5A7EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A58140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6483C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#587ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#268C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9B5A
Analogous#5AB0BF, #695ABF
Triadic#BF5A7E, #7EBF5A
Split complementary#BF695A, #B1BF5A
Tetradic#BF5AB0, #BF9B5A, #5ABF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1F8
Lighter +30%#C8D4EA
Lighter +20%#A3B7DC
Lighter +10%#7F9BCD
Darker −10%#4064A6
Darker −20%#324E81
Darker −30%#24385C
Darker −40%#162237
More saturated +25%#3D76DC
Less saturated −25%#7786A2

Channel breakdown

R90
G126
B191
Red90 (35.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue218.61°
Saturation (HSL)44.1%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 7E · B BF

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