Colour

#5B8AAA

#5B8AAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B8AAA is a blue with RGB values 91, 138, 170 and HSL 204°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B8AAA#5B8AAA

HEX#5B8AAA

RGBrgb(91, 138, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5412, 0.6667

RGB percentages35.7%, 54.1%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(204.3, 31.7%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 46.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK46.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,999,274

CSS custom property--colour: #5B8AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#A47555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C89ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7181A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#389295no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 23 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA7B5B

Analogous#5BAAA3, #5B62AA

Triadic#AA5B8A, #8AAA5B

Split complementary#AA5B62, #AAA35B

Tetradic#A35BAA, #AA7B5B, #62AA5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1EAF0

Lighter +30%#C0D2DE

Lighter +20%#9EBACD

Lighter +10%#7DA2BB

Darker −10%#486F8A

Darker −20%#365469

Darker −30%#253947

Darker −40%#131E26

More saturated +25%#3C90C9

Less saturated −25%#7A848B

Channel breakdown

R91

G138

B170

Red91 (35.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue204.3°

Saturation (HSL)31.73%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 8A · B AA

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