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Recognised as Colour

#5B7AB7

  • #5B7AB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B7AB7 is a blue with RGB values 91, 122, 183 and HSL 220°, 39%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B7AB7#5B7AB7
HEX#5B7AB7
RGBrgb(91, 122, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4784, 0.7176
RGB percentages35.7%, 47.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(219.8, 39%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 50.3%, 71.8%)
CMYK50.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,995,191
CSS custom property--colour: #5B7AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A48548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#637FBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5876B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#328790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7985B
Analogous#5BA8B7, #6A5BB7
Triadic#B75B7A, #7AB75B
Split complementary#B76A5B, #A8B75B
Tetradic#B75BA8, #B7985B, #5BB76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EDF5
Lighter +30%#C5D0E6
Lighter +20%#A2B3D6
Lighter +10%#7E97C7
Darker −10%#44619B
Darker −20%#344B78
Darker −30%#253554
Darker −40%#151F31
More saturated +25%#3D70D4
Less saturated −25%#79849A

Channel breakdown

R91
G122
B183
Red91 (35.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue219.78°
Saturation (HSL)38.98%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 7A · B B7

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