Colour

#5D71A3

#5D71A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5D71A3 is a blue with RGB values 93, 113, 163 and HSL 223°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D71A3

RGBrgb(93, 113, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4431, 0.6392

RGB percentages36.5%, 44.3%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(222.9, 27.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 42.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK42.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,123,939

CSS custom property--colour: #5D71A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#A28E5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F75A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#596FA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#457B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A38F5D

Analogous#5D94A3, #6C5DA3

Triadic#A35D71, #71A35D

Split complementary#A36C5D, #94A35D

Tetradic#A35D94, #A38F5D, #5DA36C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE3ED

Lighter +30%#BFC7DA

Lighter +20%#9EAAC8

Lighter +10%#7E8EB5

Darker −10%#4A5A83

Darker −20%#384462

Darker −30%#252D42

Darker −40%#131721

More saturated +25%#3D63C3

Less saturated −25%#7D7F83

Channel breakdown

R93

G113

B163

Red93 (36.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)27.56%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 71 · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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