Recognised as Colour

#5B72A3

#5B72A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B72A3 is a blue with RGB values 91, 114, 163 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#5B72A3

RGBrgb(91, 114, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4471, 0.6392

RGB percentages35.7%, 44.7%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(220.8, 28.3%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 44.2%, 63.9%)

CMYK44.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,993,123

CSS custom property--colour: #5B72A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#A48D5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6076A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#596FA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#417C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A38C5B

Analogous#5B96A3, #685BA3

Triadic#A35B72, #72A35B

Split complementary#A3685B, #96A35B

Tetradic#A35B96, #A38C5B, #5BA368

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE2EC

Lighter +30%#BDC6DA

Lighter +20%#9CAAC8

Lighter +10%#7B8EB6

Darker −10%#495B82

Darker −20%#364462

Darker −30%#242D41

Darker −40%#121620

More saturated +25%#3B67C3

Less saturated −25%#7B7D83

Channel breakdown

R91

G114

B163

Red91 (35.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue220.83°

Saturation (HSL)28.35%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 72 · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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