Colour

#5A5969

#5A5969
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A5969 is a blue with RGB values 90, 89, 105 and HSL 244°, 8%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A5969

RGBrgb(90, 89, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.349, 0.4118

RGB percentages35.3%, 34.9%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(243.8, 8.2%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 15.2%, 41.2%)

CMYK14.3%, 15.2%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,921,129

CSS custom property--colour: #5A5969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A5A696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#555A69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#575C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686959

Analogous#596069, #625969

Triadic#695A59, #59695A

Split complementary#696259, #606959

Tetradic#695960, #686959, #596962

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3C2CC

Lighter +30%#A8A7B4

Lighter +20%#8C8B9D

Lighter +10%#727085

Darker −10%#42424D

Darker −20%#2B2A32

Darker −30%#131316

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#454181

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R90

G89

B105

Red90 (35.3%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue243.75°

Saturation (HSL)8.25%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 59 · B 69

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