Recognised as Colour

#5E79B2

#5E79B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E79B2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 121, 178 and HSL 221°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E79B2

RGBrgb(94, 121, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4745, 0.698

RGB percentages36.9%, 47.5%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(220.7, 35.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 47.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK47.2%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,191,538

CSS custom property--colour: #5E79B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#A1864D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#647EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B76B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3D858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2975E

Analogous#5EA3B2, #6D5EB2

Triadic#B25E79, #79B25E

Split complementary#B26D5E, #A3B25E

Tetradic#B25EA3, #B2975E, #5EB26D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8ECF4

Lighter +30%#C6CFE4

Lighter +20%#A3B2D3

Lighter +10%#8196C3

Darker −10%#486195

Darker −20%#374A73

Darker −30%#273451

Darker −40%#161E2E

More saturated +25%#406ED0

Less saturated −25%#7C8494

Channel breakdown

R94

G121

B178

Red94 (36.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue220.71°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 79 · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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