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Colour

#5B70A1

  • #5B70A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B70A1 is a blue with RGB values 91, 112, 161 and HSL 222°, 28%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B70A1#5B70A1
HEX#5B70A1
RGBrgb(91, 112, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4392, 0.6314
RGB percentages35.7%, 43.9%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(222, 27.8%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 43.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK43.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,992,609
CSS custom property--colour: #5B70A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A48F5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F74A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#586EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#427A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A18C5B
Analogous#5B93A1, #695BA1
Triadic#A15B70, #70A15B
Split complementary#A1695B, #93A15B
Tetradic#A15B93, #A18C5B, #5BA169

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE1EB
Lighter +30%#BCC5D9
Lighter +20%#9BA8C7
Lighter +10%#7B8CB4
Darker −10%#495980
Darker −20%#364360
Darker −30%#242C3F
Darker −40%#11151F
More saturated +25%#3C63C1
Less saturated −25%#7B7D82

Channel breakdown

R91
G112
B161
Red91 (35.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 70 · B A1

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