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Recognised as Colour

#5B7EBF

  • #5B7EBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B7EBF is a blue with RGB values 91, 126, 191 and HSL 219°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B7EBF#5B7EBF
HEX#5B7EBF
RGBrgb(91, 126, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4941, 0.749
RGB percentages35.7%, 49.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(219, 43.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 52.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK52.4%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,996,223
CSS custom property--colour: #5B7EBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A48140

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6583C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#597ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#298C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9C5B
Analogous#5BB0BF, #6A5BBF
Triadic#BF5B7E, #7EBF5B
Split complementary#BF6A5B, #B0BF5B
Tetradic#BF5BB0, #BF9C5B, #5BBF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F8
Lighter +30%#C9D5EA
Lighter +20%#A4B8DC
Lighter +10%#809BCD
Darker −10%#4164A6
Darker −20%#334E81
Darker −30%#24385D
Darker −40%#162238
More saturated +25%#3F75DC
Less saturated −25%#7887A3

Channel breakdown

R91
G126
B191
Red91 (35.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)43.86%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 7E · B BF

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