Colour

#5C719F

#5C719F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5C719F is a blue with RGB values 92, 113, 159 and HSL 221°, 27%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5C719F

RGBrgb(92, 113, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4431, 0.6235

RGB percentages36.1%, 44.3%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(221.2, 26.7%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 42.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK42.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,058,399

CSS custom property--colour: #5C719F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#A38E60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6175A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#457B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 27.9 Gray · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8A5C

Analogous#5C929F, #695C9F

Triadic#9F5C71, #719F5C

Split complementary#9F695C, #939F5C

Tetradic#9F5C92, #9F8A5C, #5C9F69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE1EB

Lighter +30%#BCC5D8

Lighter +20%#9CA9C5

Lighter +10%#7B8DB3

Darker −10%#495A7F

Darker −20%#37435E

Darker −30%#242C3E

Darker −40%#11151E

More saturated +25%#3D65BE

Less saturated −25%#7B7D80

Channel breakdown

R92

G113

B159

Red92 (36.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)26.69%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 71 · B 9F

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