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Recognised as Colour

#5B75A3

  • #5B75A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B75A3 is a blue with RGB values 91, 117, 163 and HSL 218°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B75A3#5B75A3
HEX#5B75A3
RGBrgb(91, 117, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4588, 0.6392
RGB percentages35.7%, 45.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(218.3, 28.3%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 44.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK44.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,993,891
CSS custom property--colour: #5B75A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A48A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6478A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C71A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#417F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Gray · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3895B
Analogous#5B99A3, #655BA3
Triadic#A35B75, #75A35B
Split complementary#A3655B, #99A35B
Tetradic#A35B99, #A3895B, #5BA365

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3EC
Lighter +30%#BDC7DA
Lighter +20%#9CACC8
Lighter +10%#7B90B6
Darker −10%#495E82
Darker −20%#364662
Darker −30%#242F41
Darker −40%#121720
More saturated +25%#3B6CC3
Less saturated −25%#7B7E83

Channel breakdown

R91
G117
B163
Red91 (35.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue218.33°
Saturation (HSL)28.35%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 75 · B A3

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