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Colour

#5D78B0

  • #5D78B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D78B0 is a blue with RGB values 93, 120, 176 and HSL 220°, 34%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D78B0#5D78B0
HEX#5D78B0
RGBrgb(93, 120, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4706, 0.6902
RGB percentages36.5%, 47.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(220.5, 34.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 47.2%, 69%)
CMYK47.2%, 31.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,125,744
CSS custom property--colour: #5D78B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A2874F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#637CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A75AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3C848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0955D
Analogous#5DA2B0, #6B5DB0
Triadic#B05D78, #78B05D
Split complementary#B06C5D, #A2B05D
Tetradic#B05DA2, #B0955D, #5DB06C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAF3
Lighter +30%#C4CEE2
Lighter +20%#A2B1D1
Lighter +10%#7F95C1
Darker −10%#476093
Darker −20%#374970
Darker −30%#26334E
Darker −40%#151D2C
More saturated +25%#3F6DCE
Less saturated −25%#7B8392

Channel breakdown

R93
G120
B176
Red93 (36.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue220.48°
Saturation (HSL)34.44%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 78 · B B0

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