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Recognised as Colour

#5D74BC

  • #5D74BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D74BC is a blue with RGB values 93, 116, 188 and HSL 225°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D74BC#5D74BC
HEX#5D74BC
RGBrgb(93, 116, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4549, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.5%, 45.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(225.5, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK50.5%, 38.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,124,732
CSS custom property--colour: #5D74BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A28B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E73BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#34838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA55D
Analogous#5DA3BC, #765DBC
Triadic#BC5D74, #74BC5D
Split complementary#BC765D, #A3BC5D
Tetradic#BC5DA3, #BCA55D, #5DBC76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF0F8
Lighter +30%#C9D1E9
Lighter +20%#A5B2DA
Lighter +10%#8193CB
Darker −10%#435AA3
Darker −20%#34467F
Darker −30%#25325B
Darker −40%#171E36
More saturated +25%#4065D9
Less saturated −25%#7A839F

Channel breakdown

R93
G116
B188
Red93 (36.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue225.47°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 74 · B BC

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