Colour

#5E76AC

#5E76AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E76AC is a blue with RGB values 94, 118, 172 and HSL 222°, 32%, 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

#5E76AC#5E76AC

HEX#5E76AC

RGBrgb(94, 118, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4627, 0.6745

RGB percentages36.9%, 46.3%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(221.5, 32%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 45.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK45.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,190,764

CSS custom property--colour: #5E76AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#A18953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A73ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#418189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Gray · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC945E

Analogous#5E9DAC, #6D5EAC

Triadic#AC5E76, #76AC5E

Split complementary#AC6D5E, #9DAC5E

Tetradic#AC5E9D, #AC945E, #5EAC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E9F1

Lighter +30%#C3CCE0

Lighter +20%#A1AFCF

Lighter +10%#8093BD

Darker −10%#495E8E

Darker −20%#38486C

Darker −30%#26324B

Darker −40%#151B29

More saturated +25%#406ACB

Less saturated −25%#7D828E

Channel breakdown

R94

G118

B172

Red94 (36.9%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)31.97%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 76 · B AC

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Colour values

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