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Colour

#5D75AA

  • #5D75AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D75AA is a blue with RGB values 93, 117, 170 and HSL 221°, 31%, 52%. 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

#5D75AA#5D75AA
HEX#5D75AA
RGBrgb(93, 117, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4588, 0.6667
RGB percentages36.5%, 45.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(221.3, 31.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 45.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK45.3%, 31.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,124,970
CSS custom property--colour: #5D75AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A28A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6279ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A72A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#408088no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 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 text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Gray · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA925D
Analogous#5D9BAA, #6B5DAA
Triadic#AA5D75, #75AA5D
Split complementary#AA6B5D, #9BAA5D
Tetradic#AA5D9B, #AA925D, #5DAA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7F0
Lighter +30%#C1CADF
Lighter +20%#A0AECD
Lighter +10%#7E91BC
Darker −10%#495E8B
Darker −20%#37476A
Darker −30%#263148
Darker −40%#141A27
More saturated +25%#3E69C9
Less saturated −25%#7C818B

Channel breakdown

R93
G117
B170
Red93 (36.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)31.17%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 75 · B AA

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