Colour

#5B7FC2

#5B7FC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B7FC2 is a blue with RGB values 91, 127, 194 and HSL 219°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B7FC2

RGBrgb(91, 127, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.498, 0.7608

RGB percentages35.7%, 49.8%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(219, 45.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219, 53.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK53.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,996,482

CSS custom property--colour: #5B7FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A4803D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6584C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#587BC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#258E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C29E5B

Analogous#5BB3C2, #6B5BC2

Triadic#C25B7F, #7FC25B

Split complementary#C26B5B, #B3C25B

Tetradic#C25BB3, #C29E5B, #5BC26B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F3F9

Lighter +30%#CBD6EB

Lighter +20%#A5B9DE

Lighter +10%#809CD0

Darker −10%#3F65AB

Darker −20%#324F85

Darker −30%#243960

Darker −40%#16233B

More saturated +25%#3F77DE

Less saturated −25%#7787A6

Channel breakdown

R91

G127

B194

Red91 (35.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue219.03°

Saturation (HSL)45.78%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 7F · B C2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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