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Colour

#5B7CC5

  • #5B7CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B7CC5 is a blue with RGB values 91, 124, 197 and HSL 221°, 48%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5B7CC5#5B7CC5
HEX#5B7CC5
RGBrgb(91, 124, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4863, 0.7725
RGB percentages35.7%, 48.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(221.3, 47.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 53.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK53.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,995,717
CSS custom property--colour: #5B7CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A4833A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F83C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5279C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#228C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5A45B
Analogous#5BB1C5, #6F5BC5
Triadic#C55B7C, #7CC55B
Split complementary#C56F5B, #B1C55B
Tetradic#C55BB1, #C5A45B, #5BC56F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FA
Lighter +30%#CCD6ED
Lighter +20%#A6B8E0
Lighter +10%#819AD2
Darker −10%#3E61AF
Darker −20%#314C89
Darker −30%#233764
Darker −40%#16223E
More saturated +25%#3F72E1
Less saturated −25%#7786A9

Channel breakdown

R91
G124
B197
Red91 (35.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue221.32°
Saturation (HSL)47.75%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 7C · B C5

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