Colour

#5D7FA3

#5D7FA3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5D7FA3 is a blue with RGB values 93, 127, 163 and HSL 211°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D7FA3#5D7FA3

HEX#5D7FA3

RGBrgb(93, 127, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.498, 0.6392

RGB percentages36.5%, 49.8%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(210.9, 27.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 42.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK42.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,127,523

CSS custom property--colour: #5D7FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#A2805C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7180A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6879A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#43878Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4 Slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3815D

Analogous#5DA2A3, #5E5DA3

Triadic#A35D7F, #7FA35D

Split complementary#A35E5D, #A2A35D

Tetradic#A35DA2, #A3815D, #5DA35E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE6ED

Lighter +30%#BFCCDA

Lighter +20%#9EB2C8

Lighter +10%#7E99B5

Darker −10%#4A6683

Darker −20%#384C62

Darker −30%#253342

Darker −40%#131A21

More saturated +25%#3D7EC3

Less saturated −25%#7D8083

Channel breakdown

R93

G127

B163

Red93 (36.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue210.86°

Saturation (HSL)27.56%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 7F · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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