Colour

#5B83C5

#5B83C5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B83C5 is a blue with RGB values 91, 131, 197 and HSL 217°, 48%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B83C5

RGBrgb(91, 131, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5137, 0.7725

RGB percentages35.7%, 51.4%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(217.4, 47.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 53.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK53.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,997,509

CSS custom property--colour: #5B83C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.3 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#A47C3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6988C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C7EC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#20929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 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

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 29 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C59D5B

Analogous#5BB8C5, #685BC5

Triadic#C55B83, #83C55B

Split complementary#C5685B, #B8C55B

Tetradic#C55BB8, #C59D5B, #5BC568

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F5FA

Lighter +30%#CCD8ED

Lighter +20%#A6BCE0

Lighter +10%#819FD2

Darker −10%#3E69AF

Darker −20%#315289

Darker −30%#233C64

Darker −40%#16253E

More saturated +25%#3F7CE1

Less saturated −25%#778AA9

Channel breakdown

R91

G131

B197

Red91 (35.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue217.36°

Saturation (HSL)47.75%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 83 · B C5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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