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Recognised as Colour

#5B74F2

  • #5B74F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5B74F2 is a blue with RGB values 91, 116, 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

#5B74F2#5B74F2
HEX#5B74F2
RGBrgb(91, 116, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4549, 0.949
RGB percentages35.7%, 45.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(230.1, 85.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 62.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 52.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,714
CSS custom property--colour: #5B74F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A48B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2486F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D95B
Analogous#5BC0F2, #8D5BF2
Triadic#F25B74, #74F25B
Split complementary#F28E5B, #C0F25B
Tetradic#F25BC0, #F2D95B, #5BF28D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECFD
Lighter +20%#BAC4F9
Lighter +10%#8A9CF6
Darker −10%#2C4CEE
Darker −20%#1132D6
Darker −30%#0D27A7
Darker −40%#091C78
More saturated +25%#4E6BFF
Less saturated −25%#7183DC

Channel breakdown

R91
G116
B242
Red91 (35.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue230.07°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 74 · B F2

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