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Recognised as Colour

#5B73F2

  • #5B73F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5B73F2 is a blue with RGB values 91, 115, 242 and HSL 230°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5B73F2#5B73F2
HEX#5B73F2
RGBrgb(91, 115, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.451, 0.949
RGB percentages35.7%, 45.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(230.5, 85.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 62.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 52.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,458
CSS custom property--colour: #5B73F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#A48C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2085F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2DA5B
Analogous#5BBEF2, #8F5BF2
Triadic#F25B73, #73F25B
Split complementary#F28F5B, #BEF25B
Tetradic#F25BBE, #F2DA5B, #5BF28F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECFD
Lighter +20%#BAC4F9
Lighter +10%#8A9BF6
Darker −10%#2C4BEE
Darker −20%#1130D6
Darker −30%#0D26A7
Darker −40%#091B78
More saturated +25%#4E6AFF
Less saturated −25%#7182DC

Channel breakdown

R91
G115
B242
Red91 (35.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue230.46°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 73 · B F2

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