Colour

#5D7DC4

#5D7DC4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D7DC4 is a blue with RGB values 93, 125, 196 and HSL 221°, 47%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D7DC4

RGBrgb(93, 125, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4902, 0.7686

RGB percentages36.5%, 49%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(221.4, 46.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 52.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK52.6%, 36.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,127,044

CSS custom property--colour: #5D7DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#A2823B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6183C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#557AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2A8C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6 Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 29.5 Royal blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4A45D

Analogous#5DB1C4, #705DC4

Triadic#C45D7D, #7DC45D

Split complementary#C4715D, #B1C45D

Tetradic#C45DB1, #C4A45D, #5DC471

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F5FA

Lighter +30%#CDD7ED

Lighter +20%#A8B9DF

Lighter +10%#829BD2

Darker −10%#4062AE

Darker −20%#324D89

Darker −30%#243864

Darker −40%#17233E

More saturated +25%#4173E0

Less saturated −25%#7987A8

Channel breakdown

R93

G125

B196

Red93 (36.5%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue221.36°

Saturation (HSL)46.61%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 7D · B C4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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