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Recognised as Colour

#5E7CBB

  • #5E7CBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E7CBB is a blue with RGB values 94, 124, 187 and HSL 221°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E7CBB#5E7CBB
HEX#5E7CBB
RGBrgb(94, 124, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4863, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.9%, 48.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(220.6, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK49.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,192,315
CSS custom property--colour: #5E7CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A18344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6481BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A79BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#358A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9D5E
Analogous#5EABBB, #6E5EBB
Triadic#BB5E7C, #7CBB5E
Split complementary#BB6E5E, #ABBB5E
Tetradic#BB5EAB, #BB9D5E, #5EBB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1F8
Lighter +30%#CAD4E8
Lighter +20%#A6B6D9
Lighter +10%#8299CA
Darker −10%#4462A2
Darker −20%#354D7E
Darker −30%#26375A
Darker −40%#172136
More saturated +25%#4172D8
Less saturated −25%#7B869E

Channel breakdown

R94
G124
B187
Red94 (36.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 7C · B BB

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