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Recognised as Colour

#5E76B6

  • #5E76B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E76B6 is a blue with RGB values 94, 118, 182 and HSL 224°, 38%, 54%. 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

#5E76B6#5E76B6
HEX#5E76B6
RGBrgb(94, 118, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4627, 0.7137
RGB percentages36.9%, 46.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(223.6, 37.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 48.4%, 71.4%)
CMYK48.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,190,774
CSS custom property--colour: #5E76B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A18949

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7CB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5574B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3A848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B69E5E
Analogous#5EA2B6, #725EB6
Triadic#B65E76, #76B65E
Split complementary#B6725E, #A2B65E
Tetradic#B65EA2, #B69E5E, #5EB672

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDF6
Lighter +30%#C7D0E6
Lighter +20%#A4B2D6
Lighter +10%#8194C6
Darker −10%#465D9B
Darker −20%#364878
Darker −30%#263355
Darker −40%#161E32
More saturated +25%#4169D3
Less saturated −25%#7B8399

Channel breakdown

R94
G118
B182
Red94 (36.9%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)37.61%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 76 · B B6

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