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Recognised as Colour

#5E76BD

  • #5E76BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E76BD is a blue with RGB values 94, 118, 189 and HSL 225°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E76BD#5E76BD
HEX#5E76BD
RGBrgb(94, 118, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4627, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.9%, 46.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(224.8, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,190,781
CSS custom property--colour: #5E76BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A18942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B7DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5075BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#358590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA55E
Analogous#5EA5BD, #765EBD
Triadic#BD5E76, #76BD5E
Split complementary#BD765E, #A5BD5E
Tetradic#BD5EA6, #BDA55E, #5EBD76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF1F8
Lighter +30%#CBD2E9
Lighter +20%#A6B4DB
Lighter +10%#8295CC
Darker −10%#435CA5
Darker −20%#354880
Darker −30%#26345C
Darker −40%#171F38
More saturated +25%#4268D9
Less saturated −25%#7A84A1

Channel breakdown

R94
G118
B189
Red94 (36.9%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 76 · B BD

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