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Colour

#5B79BF

  • #5B79BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B79BF is a blue with RGB values 91, 121, 191 and HSL 222°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5B79BF#5B79BF
HEX#5B79BF
RGBrgb(91, 121, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4745, 0.749
RGB percentages35.7%, 47.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(222, 43.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 52.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK52.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,994,943
CSS custom property--colour: #5B79BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A48640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5276BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#2A8893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA15B
Analogous#5BABBF, #6F5BBF
Triadic#BF5B79, #79BF5B
Split complementary#BF6F5B, #ABBF5B
Tetradic#BF5BAB, #BFA15B, #5BBF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F8
Lighter +30%#C9D3EA
Lighter +20%#A4B5DC
Lighter +10%#8097CD
Darker −10%#415FA6
Darker −20%#334A81
Darker −30%#24355D
Darker −40%#162038
More saturated +25%#3F6EDC
Less saturated −25%#7884A3

Channel breakdown

R91
G121
B191
Red91 (35.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)43.86%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 79 · B BF

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