Colour

#5A5672

#5A5672
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5672 is a blue with RGB values 90, 86, 114 and HSL 249°, 14%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5672

RGBrgb(90, 86, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3373, 0.4471

RGB percentages35.3%, 33.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(248.6, 14%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 24.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK21.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,920,370

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5672;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A5A98D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5A73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#505971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#555B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7256

Analogous#566072, #685672

Triadic#725A56, #56725A

Split complementary#726856, #607256

Tetradic#725660, #6E7256, #567268

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5C3D1

Lighter +30%#A9A6BB

Lighter +20%#8D88A6

Lighter +10%#716C8F

Darker −10%#434055

Darker −20%#2C2A38

Darker −30%#15141B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#483D8B

Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R90

G86

B114

Red90 (35.3%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)14%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 56 · B 72

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