Colour

#5D6CBD

#5D6CBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D6CBD is a blue with RGB values 93, 108, 189 and HSL 231°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D6CBD#5D6CBD

HEX#5D6CBD

RGBrgb(93, 108, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4235, 0.7412

RGB percentages36.5%, 42.4%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(230.6, 42.1%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 50.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK50.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,122,685

CSS custom property--colour: #5D6CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#A29342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B76C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#416EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#347D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 22.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDAE5D

Analogous#5D9CBD, #7E5DBD

Triadic#BD5D6C, #6CBD5D

Split complementary#BD7E5D, #9CBD5D

Tetradic#BD5D9C, #BDAE5D, #5DBD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF0F8

Lighter +30%#CACFE9

Lighter +20%#A5AEDB

Lighter +10%#818DCC

Darker −10%#4352A4

Darker −20%#344080

Darker −30%#252E5C

Darker −40%#171C37

More saturated +25%#4158DA

Less saturated −25%#7A80A1

Channel breakdown

R93

G108

B189

Red93 (36.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue230.63°

Saturation (HSL)42.11%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 6C · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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