Colour

#5B566D

#5B566D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B566D is a blue with RGB values 91, 86, 109 and HSL 253°, 12%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B566D

RGBrgb(91, 86, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3373, 0.4275

RGB percentages35.7%, 33.7%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(253, 11.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 21.1%, 42.7%)

CMYK16.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,985,901

CSS custom property--colour: #5B566D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A4A992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51596Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#52596Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#58595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Gray · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#686D56

Analogous#565D6D, #66566D

Triadic#6D5B56, #566D5B

Split complementary#6D6756, #5D6D56

Tetradic#6D565D, #686D56, #566D66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4C1CE

Lighter +30%#A9A4B8

Lighter +20%#8D88A1

Lighter +10%#736C8A

Darker −10%#434050

Darker −20%#2B2934

Darker −30%#141317

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D3E85

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R91

G86

B109

Red91 (35.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue253.04°

Saturation (HSL)11.79%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 56 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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