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Recognised as Colour

#5B72A6

  • #5B72A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B72A6 is a blue with RGB values 91, 114, 166 and HSL 222°, 30%, 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

#5B72A6#5B72A6
HEX#5B72A6
RGBrgb(91, 114, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4471, 0.651
RGB percentages35.7%, 44.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(221.6, 29.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 45.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK45.2%, 31.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,126
CSS custom property--colour: #5B72A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#A48D59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F76A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5770A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3F7D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A68F5B
Analogous#5B97A6, #6A5BA6
Triadic#A65B72, #72A65B
Split complementary#A66A5B, #97A65B
Tetradic#A65B97, #A68F5B, #5BA66A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE4EE
Lighter +30%#BEC7DC
Lighter +20%#9DABCA
Lighter +10%#7C8EB8
Darker −10%#485B86
Darker −20%#374564
Darker −30%#252E43
Darker −40%#131722
More saturated +25%#3B66C6
Less saturated −25%#7B7E86

Channel breakdown

R91
G114
B166
Red91 (35.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue221.6°
Saturation (HSL)29.64%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 72 · B A6

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