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Recognised as Colour

#5A698E

  • #5A698E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A698E is a blue with RGB values 90, 105, 142 and HSL 223°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A698E#5A698E
HEX#5A698E
RGBrgb(90, 105, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.4118, 0.5569
RGB percentages35.3%, 41.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(222.7, 22.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 36.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK36.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,925,262
CSS custom property--colour: #5A698E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A59671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#58678Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A7076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 24.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E7F5A
Analogous#5A838E, #655A8E
Triadic#8E5A69, #698E5A
Split complementary#8E655A, #838E5A
Tetradic#8E5A83, #8E7F5A, #5A8E65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D6E2
Lighter +30%#B2BBCF
Lighter +20%#939FBB
Lighter +10%#7483A7
Darker −10%#46526F
Darker −20%#323B50
Darker −30%#1F2430
Darker −40%#0B0D11
More saturated +25%#3D5DAB
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R90
G105
B142
Red90 (35.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue222.69°
Saturation (HSL)22.41%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 69 · B 8E

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