Colour

#5A647E

#5A647E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5A647E is a blue with RGB values 90, 100, 126 and HSL 223°, 17%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5A647E

RGBrgb(90, 100, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.3922, 0.4941

RGB percentages35.3%, 39.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(223.3, 16.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 28.6%, 49.4%)

CMYK28.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,923,966

CSS custom property--colour: #5A647E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#A59B81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C667Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#59637Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#51696Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E745A

Analogous#5A767E, #625A7E

Triadic#7E5A64, #647E5A

Split complementary#7E625A, #767E5A

Tetradic#7E5A76, #7E745A, #5A7E62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBCFDA

Lighter +30%#ADB3C4

Lighter +20%#8F98AF

Lighter +10%#717C9A

Darker −10%#454C60

Darker −20%#303543

Darker −30%#1A1D25

Darker −40%#050607

More saturated +25%#3F5899

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R90

G100

B126

Red90 (35.3%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue223.33°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 64 · B 7E

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