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Recognised as Colour

#585E7B

  • #585E7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#585E7B is a blue with RGB values 88, 94, 123 and HSL 230°, 17%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#585E7B#585E7B
HEX#585E7B
RGBrgb(88, 94, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.3686, 0.4824
RGB percentages34.5%, 36.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(229.7, 16.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 28.5%, 48.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,791,355
CSS custom property--colour: #585E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#A7A184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#56617Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#535E7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#4F6368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 22.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B7558
Analogous#58707B, #63587B
Triadic#7B585E, #5E7B58
Split complementary#7B6358, #707B58
Tetradic#7B5870, #7B7558, #587B63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CAD7
Lighter +30%#AAAEC2
Lighter +20%#8C92AD
Lighter +10%#6E7598
Darker −10%#43475D
Darker −20%#2D3140
Darker −30%#181A22
Darker −40%#030304
More saturated +25%#3E4D95
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R88
G94
B123
Red88 (34.5%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue229.71°
Saturation (HSL)16.59%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 58 · G 5E · B 7B

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