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Recognised as Colour

#5A6374

  • #5A6374
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5A6374 is a blue with RGB values 90, 99, 116 and HSL 219°, 13%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5A6374#5A6374
HEX#5A6374
RGBrgb(90, 99, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3882, 0.4549
RGB percentages35.3%, 38.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 12.6%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 22.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 14.7%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,923,700
CSS custom property--colour: #5A6374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12358WCAG 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 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#A59C8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6475no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#536668no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#746B5A
Analogous#5A7074, #5E5A74
Triadic#745A63, #63745A
Split complementary#745E5A, #70745A
Tetradic#745A70, #746B5A, #5A745E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CBD3
Lighter +30%#AAB1BD
Lighter +20%#8D96A7
Lighter +10%#717C90
Darker −10%#444A57
Darker −20%#2D323B
Darker −30%#17191E
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#405B8E
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R90
G99
B116
Red90 (35.3%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)12.62%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 63 · B 74

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