Colour

#5B82CB

#5B82CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B82CB is a blue with RGB values 91, 130, 203 and HSL 219°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B82CB

RGBrgb(91, 130, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5098, 0.7961

RGB percentages35.7%, 51%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(219.1, 51.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 55.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK55.2%, 36%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,997,259

CSS custom property--colour: #5B82CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A47D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6488CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#577EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#15929Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5 Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Royal blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBA45B

Analogous#5BBACB, #6C5BCB

Triadic#CB5B82, #82CB5B

Split complementary#CB6C5B, #BACB5B

Tetradic#CB5BBA, #CBA45B, #5BCB6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F8FC

Lighter +30%#CFDBF0

Lighter +20%#A8BDE4

Lighter +10%#82A0D7

Darker −10%#3B66B8

Darker −20%#2E5192

Darker −30%#223B6B

Darker −40%#162644

More saturated +25%#407AE6

Less saturated −25%#768AB0

Channel breakdown

R91

G130

B203

Red91 (35.7%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue219.11°

Saturation (HSL)51.85%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 82 · B CB

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Colour values

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