Recognised as Colour

#5A5779

#5A5779
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5A5779 is a blue with RGB values 90, 87, 121 and HSL 245°, 16%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5779

RGBrgb(90, 87, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3412, 0.4745

RGB percentages35.3%, 34.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(245.3, 16.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 28.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK25.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,920,633

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A5A886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#535D63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Gray · ΔE 25.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#767957

Analogous#576579, #6B5779

Triadic#795A57, #57795A

Split complementary#796B57, #657957

Tetradic#795765, #767957, #57796B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7C6D6

Lighter +30%#AAA8C1

Lighter +20%#8E8BAB

Lighter +10%#716D96

Darker −10%#44425B

Darker −20%#2E2C3E

Darker −30%#181720

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#453D93

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R90

G87

B121

Red90 (35.3%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue245.29°

Saturation (HSL)16.35%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 57 · B 79

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