Colour

#5B7BB9

#5B7BB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B7BB9 is a blue with RGB values 91, 123, 185 and HSL 220°, 40%, 54%. 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

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HEX#5B7BB9

RGBrgb(91, 123, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4824, 0.7255

RGB percentages35.7%, 48.2%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(219.6, 40.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 50.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK50.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,995,449

CSS custom property--colour: #5B7BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19893WCAG 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 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A48446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6380BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5877B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#308891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9995B

Analogous#5BAAB9, #6A5BB9

Triadic#B95B7B, #7BB95B

Split complementary#B96A5B, #AAB95B

Tetradic#B95BAA, #B9995B, #5BB96A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EAEEF6

Lighter +30%#C6D1E7

Lighter +20%#A2B5D8

Lighter +10%#7F98C8

Darker −10%#43629E

Darker −20%#344C7A

Darker −30%#253656

Darker −40%#161F32

More saturated +25%#3E72D6

Less saturated −25%#78849C

Channel breakdown

R91

G123

B185

Red91 (35.7%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue219.57°

Saturation (HSL)40.17%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 7B · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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