Colour

#5D74B1

#5D74B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5D74B1 is a blue with RGB values 93, 116, 177 and HSL 224°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D74B1

RGBrgb(93, 116, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4549, 0.6941

RGB percentages36.5%, 45.5%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(223.6, 35%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 47.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK47.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,124,721

CSS custom property--colour: #5D74B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#A28B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D7AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5572B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3C818Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 27 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B19A5D

Analogous#5D9EB1, #705DB1

Triadic#B15D74, #74B15D

Split complementary#B1705D, #9EB15D

Tetradic#B15D9E, #B19A5D, #5DB170

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7EAF3

Lighter +30%#C4CDE3

Lighter +20%#A2AFD2

Lighter +10%#7F92C2

Darker −10%#475C94

Darker −20%#374771

Darker −30%#26314F

Darker −40%#151C2D

More saturated +25%#3F66CF

Less saturated −25%#7B8293

Channel breakdown

R93

G116

B177

Red93 (36.5%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue223.57°

Saturation (HSL)35%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 74 · B B1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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