Colour

#5A6071

#5A6071
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5A6071 is a blue with RGB values 90, 96, 113 and HSL 224°, 11%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A6071

RGBrgb(90, 96, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3765, 0.4431

RGB percentages35.3%, 37.6%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(224.3, 11.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 20.4%, 44.3%)

CMYK20.4%, 15%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,922,929

CSS custom property--colour: #5A6071;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#A59F8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#595F71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#556366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.1 Slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Gray · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Steel blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#716B5A

Analogous#5A6C71, #605A71

Triadic#715A60, #60715A

Split complementary#71605A, #6C715A

Tetradic#715A6C, #716B5A, #5A7160

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6C9D1

Lighter +30%#A9AEBB

Lighter +20%#8D93A4

Lighter +10%#71788D

Darker −10%#434855

Darker −20%#2D3038

Darker −30%#16181C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#41548A

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R90

G96

B113

Red90 (35.3%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue224.35°

Saturation (HSL)11.33%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 60 · B 71

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Colour values

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