Colour

#5A6278

#5A6278
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5A6278 is a blue with RGB values 90, 98, 120 and HSL 224°, 14%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A6278

RGBrgb(90, 98, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3843, 0.4706

RGB percentages35.3%, 38.4%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(224, 14.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 25%, 47.1%)

CMYK25%, 18.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,923,448

CSS custom property--colour: #5A6278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#A59D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B6479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#596177no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#526669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78705A

Analogous#5A7178, #615A78

Triadic#785A62, #62785A

Split complementary#78615A, #71785A

Tetradic#785A71, #78705A, #5A7861

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8CCD6

Lighter +30%#ABB1C0

Lighter +20%#8E95AA

Lighter +10%#717A94

Darker −10%#444A5B

Darker −20%#2E323E

Darker −30%#181B21

Darker −40%#030303

More saturated +25%#405692

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R90

G98

B120

Red90 (35.3%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 62 · B 78

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