Colour

#5D709B

#5D709B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5D709B is a blue with RGB values 93, 112, 155 and HSL 222°, 25%, 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#5D709B

RGBrgb(93, 112, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4392, 0.6078

RGB percentages36.5%, 43.9%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(221.6, 25%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 40%, 60.8%)

CMYK40%, 27.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,123,675

CSS custom property--colour: #5D709B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#A28F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61739Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6E9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#49797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9 Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B885D

Analogous#5D8F9B, #695D9B

Triadic#9B5D70, #709B5D

Split complementary#9B695D, #8F9B5D

Tetradic#9B5D8F, #9B885D, #5D9B69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDFE9

Lighter +30%#BBC3D6

Lighter +20%#9BA7C3

Lighter +10%#7B8BB0

Darker −10%#4A597B

Darker −20%#37425B

Darker −30%#242B3B

Darker −40%#10141B

More saturated +25%#3E64BA

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R93

G112

B155

Red93 (36.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue221.61°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 70 · B 9B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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