Colour

#5A91AF

#5A91AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#5A91AF is a blue with RGB values 90, 145, 175 and HSL 201°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A91AF

RGBrgb(90, 145, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5686, 0.6863

RGB percentages35.3%, 56.9%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(201.2, 34.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 48.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK48.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,935,535

CSS custom property--colour: #5A91AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#A56E50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8390B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7786AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#30999Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Steel blue · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5 Sky blue · ΔE 22.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF785A

Analogous#5AAFA3, #5A66AF

Triadic#AF5A91, #91AF5A

Split complementary#AF5A66, #AFA35A

Tetradic#A35AAF, #AF785A, #67AF5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3EDF2

Lighter +30%#C1D6E1

Lighter +20%#9FBFD0

Lighter +10%#7CA8C0

Darker −10%#467690

Darker −20%#355A6E

Darker −30%#253E4B

Darker −40%#142229

More saturated +25%#3B9ACE

Less saturated −25%#798890

Channel breakdown

R90

G145

B175

Red90 (35.3%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)34.69%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 91 · B AF

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