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Recognised as Colour

#5E78AF

  • #5E78AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E78AF is a blue with RGB values 94, 120, 175 and HSL 221°, 34%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E78AF#5E78AF
HEX#5E78AF
RGBrgb(94, 120, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4706, 0.6863
RGB percentages36.9%, 47.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 33.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 46.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK46.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,191,279
CSS custom property--colour: #5E78AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18908WCAG 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 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A18750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#647CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B75AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3F848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF955E
Analogous#5EA0AF, #6D5EAF
Triadic#AF5E78, #78AF5E
Split complementary#AF6D5E, #A0AF5E
Tetradic#AF5EA0, #AF955E, #5EAF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAF3
Lighter +30%#C4CEE2
Lighter +20%#A2B1D1
Lighter +10%#8095C0
Darker −10%#486092
Darker −20%#374970
Darker −30%#27334D
Darker −40%#161D2B
More saturated +25%#406DCD
Less saturated −25%#7C8391

Channel breakdown

R94
G120
B175
Red94 (36.9%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue220.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 78 · B AF

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