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Recognised as Colour

#5D71B7

  • #5D71B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D71B7 is a blue with RGB values 93, 113, 183 and HSL 227°, 38%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D71B7#5D71B7
HEX#5D71B7
RGBrgb(93, 113, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4431, 0.7176
RGB percentages36.5%, 44.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(226.7, 38.5%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 49.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK49.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,123,959
CSS custom property--colour: #5D71B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A28E48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5678BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D71B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#38808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7A35D
Analogous#5D9EB7, #765DB7
Triadic#B75D71, #71B75D
Split complementary#B7765D, #9EB75D
Tetradic#B75D9E, #B7A35D, #5DB776

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDF6
Lighter +30%#C7CEE6
Lighter +20%#A4AFD6
Lighter +10%#8090C7
Darker −10%#45589C
Darker −20%#364478
Darker −30%#263055
Darker −40%#161C32
More saturated +25%#4061D4
Less saturated −25%#7A819A

Channel breakdown

R93
G113
B183
Red93 (36.5%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 71 · B B7

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