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Colour

#5D85C7

  • #5D85C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D85C7 is a blue with RGB values 93, 133, 199 and HSL 217°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D85C7#5D85C7
HEX#5D85C7
RGBrgb(93, 133, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5216, 0.7804
RGB percentages36.5%, 52.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(217.4, 48.6%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 53.3%, 78%)
CMYK53.3%, 33.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,129,095
CSS custom property--colour: #5D85C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A27A38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8ACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E80C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#24949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C79F5D
Analogous#5DBAC7, #6A5DC7
Triadic#C75D85, #85C75D
Split complementary#C76A5D, #BAC75D
Tetradic#C75DBA, #C79F5D, #5DC76A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FB
Lighter +30%#CFDBEE
Lighter +20%#A9BEE1
Lighter +10%#83A2D4
Darker −10%#3E6AB3
Darker −20%#31548D
Darker −30%#243D67
Darker −40%#172741
More saturated +25%#427EE2
Less saturated −25%#788CAC

Channel breakdown

R93
G133
B199
Red93 (36.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue217.36°
Saturation (HSL)48.62%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 85 · B C7

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