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Recognised as Colour

#5B74B6

  • #5B74B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B74B6 is a blue with RGB values 91, 116, 182 and HSL 224°, 38%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B74B6#5B74B6
HEX#5B74B6
RGBrgb(91, 116, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4549, 0.7137
RGB percentages35.7%, 45.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(223.5, 38.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 50%, 71.4%)
CMYK50%, 36.3%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,654
CSS custom property--colour: #5B74B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A48B49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B7AB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5172B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#34828Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69D5B
Analogous#5BA2B6, #705BB6
Triadic#B65B74, #74B65B
Split complementary#B66F5B, #A2B65B
Tetradic#B65BA2, #B69D5B, #5BB66F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ECF5
Lighter +30%#C5CEE5
Lighter +20%#A2B0D5
Lighter +10%#7E92C6
Darker −10%#445C9A
Darker −20%#354776
Darker −30%#253253
Darker −40%#151D30
More saturated +25%#3D67D4
Less saturated −25%#798198

Channel breakdown

R91
G116
B182
Red91 (35.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue223.52°
Saturation (HSL)38.4%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 74 · B B6

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