Colour

#5E73A4

#5E73A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E73A4 is a blue with RGB values 94, 115, 164 and HSL 222°, 28%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E73A4

RGBrgb(94, 115, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.451, 0.6431

RGB percentages36.9%, 45.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(222, 27.8%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 42.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK42.7%, 29.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,189,988

CSS custom property--colour: #5E73A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#A18C5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6277A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B71A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#467D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Gray · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A48F5E

Analogous#5E96A4, #6C5EA4

Triadic#A45E73, #73A45E

Split complementary#A46C5E, #96A45E

Tetradic#A45E96, #A48F5E, #5EA46C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E4EE

Lighter +30%#C0C8DB

Lighter +20%#9FACC9

Lighter +10%#7F8FB6

Darker −10%#4B5C84

Darker −20%#384564

Darker −30%#262F43

Darker −40%#131822

More saturated +25%#3E66C3

Less saturated −25%#7E8084

Channel breakdown

R94

G115

B164

Red94 (36.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 73 · B A4

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Colour values

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