Recognised as Colour

#5E76AB

#5E76AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E76AB is a blue with RGB values 94, 118, 171 and HSL 221°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#5E76AB

RGBrgb(94, 118, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4627, 0.6706

RGB percentages36.9%, 46.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(221.3, 31.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 45%, 67.1%)

CMYK45%, 31%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,190,763

CSS custom property--colour: #5E76AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#A18954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#637AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B73AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#428189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9 Gray · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB935E

Analogous#5E9CAB, #6C5EAB

Triadic#AB5E76, #76AB5E

Split complementary#AB6D5E, #9CAB5E

Tetradic#AB5E9C, #AB935E, #5EAB6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E8F1

Lighter +30%#C3CCDF

Lighter +20%#A1AFCE

Lighter +10%#8093BC

Darker −10%#495E8D

Darker −20%#38486B

Darker −30%#26314A

Darker −40%#151B28

More saturated +25%#3F6ACA

Less saturated −25%#7D828C

Channel breakdown

R94

G118

B171

Red94 (36.9%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue221.3°

Saturation (HSL)31.43%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 76 · B AB

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Colour values

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