Colour

#5B72A2

#5B72A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B72A2 is a blue with RGB values 91, 114, 162 and HSL 221°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B72A2

RGBrgb(91, 114, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4471, 0.6353

RGB percentages35.7%, 44.7%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(220.6, 28.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 43.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK43.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,993,122

CSS custom property--colour: #5B72A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#A48D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6176A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#596FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#427C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Gray · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A28B5B

Analogous#5B96A2, #685BA2

Triadic#A25B72, #72A25B

Split complementary#A2675B, #96A25B

Tetradic#A25B96, #A28B5B, #5BA267

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDE2EC

Lighter +30%#BCC6DA

Lighter +20%#9CAAC7

Lighter +10%#7B8EB5

Darker −10%#495B81

Darker −20%#364461

Darker −30%#242D40

Darker −40%#12161F

More saturated +25%#3B67C2

Less saturated −25%#7B7D82

Channel breakdown

R91

G114

B162

Red91 (35.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue220.56°

Saturation (HSL)28.06%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 72 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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