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Recognised as Colour

#5D809D

  • #5D809D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5D809D is a blue with RGB values 93, 128, 157 and HSL 207°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5D809D#5D809D
HEX#5D809D
RGBrgb(93, 128, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.502, 0.6157
RGB percentages36.5%, 50.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(207.2, 25.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 40.8%, 61.6%)
CMYK40.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,127,773
CSS custom property--colour: #5D809D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A27F62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74809Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C799Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#46878Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 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 text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.2Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 20Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7A5D
Analogous#5D9D9A, #5D609D
Triadic#9D5D80, #809D5D
Split complementary#9D5D60, #9D9A5D
Tetradic#9A5D9D, #9D7A5D, #609D5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE4EA
Lighter +30%#BCCBD7
Lighter +20%#9CB2C4
Lighter +10%#7C99B1
Darker −10%#4A667D
Darker −20%#374C5D
Darker −30%#24323D
Darker −40%#11181D
More saturated +25%#3E83BC
Less saturated −25%#7C7D7E

Channel breakdown

R93
G128
B157
Red93 (36.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue207.19°
Saturation (HSL)25.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 80 · B 9D

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