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Recognised as Colour

#5D7DBC

  • #5D7DBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D7DBC is a blue with RGB values 93, 125, 188 and HSL 220°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D7DBC#5D7DBC
HEX#5D7DBC
RGBrgb(93, 125, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4902, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.5%, 49%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(219.8, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK50.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,127,036
CSS custom property--colour: #5D7DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A28243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6582BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A79BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#328B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9C5D
Analogous#5DADBC, #6D5DBC
Triadic#BC5D7D, #7DBC5D
Split complementary#BC6D5D, #ADBC5D
Tetradic#BC5DAD, #BC9C5D, #5DBC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1F8
Lighter +30%#C9D4E9
Lighter +20%#A5B7DA
Lighter +10%#819ACB
Darker −10%#4363A3
Darker −20%#344D7F
Darker −30%#25375B
Darker −40%#172136
More saturated +25%#4074D9
Less saturated −25%#7A869F

Channel breakdown

R93
G125
B188
Red93 (36.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue219.79°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 7D · B BC

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