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Recognised as Colour

#5B70D0

  • #5B70D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5B70D0 is a blue with RGB values 91, 112, 208 and HSL 229°, 55%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5B70D0#5B70D0
HEX#5B70D0
RGBrgb(91, 112, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4392, 0.8157
RGB percentages35.7%, 43.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(229.2, 55.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 56.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK56.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,992,656
CSS custom property--colour: #5B70D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A48F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#447CD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3472CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#128596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BB5B
Analogous#5BAAD0, #815BD0
Triadic#D05B70, #70D05B
Split complementary#D0815B, #AAD05B
Tetradic#D05BAA, #D0BB5B, #5BD081

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFD
Lighter +30%#D2D8F2
Lighter +20%#AAB5E7
Lighter +10%#8393DB
Darker −10%#3750C1
Darker −20%#2C3F99
Darker −30%#212F71
Darker −40%#151F4A
More saturated +25%#415FEA
Less saturated −25%#7581B6

Channel breakdown

R91
G112
B208
Red91 (35.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 70 · B D0

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