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Recognised as Colour

#5B7ABC

  • #5B7ABC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B7ABC is a blue with RGB values 91, 122, 188 and HSL 221°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B7ABC#5B7ABC
HEX#5B7ABC
RGBrgb(91, 122, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4784, 0.7373
RGB percentages35.7%, 47.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.8, 42%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 51.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK51.6%, 35.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,995,196
CSS custom property--colour: #5B7ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A48543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6080BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5577BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2D8892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9D5B
Analogous#5BAABC, #6D5BBC
Triadic#BC5B7A, #7ABC5B
Split complementary#BC6D5B, #AABC5B
Tetradic#BC5BAA, #BC9D5B, #5BBC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEFF7
Lighter +30%#C8D2E8
Lighter +20%#A3B5DA
Lighter +10%#7F97CB
Darker −10%#4261A2
Darker −20%#334B7E
Darker −30%#253559
Darker −40%#162035
More saturated +25%#3E70D9
Less saturated −25%#78849F

Channel breakdown

R91
G122
B188
Red91 (35.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.99%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 7A · B BC

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