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Recognised as Colour

#5B5771

  • #5B5771
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B5771 is a blue with RGB values 91, 87, 113 and HSL 249°, 13%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B5771#5B5771
HEX#5B5771
RGBrgb(91, 87, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3412, 0.4431
RGB percentages35.7%, 34.1%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(249.2, 13%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 23%, 44.3%)
CMYK19.5%, 23%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,986,161
CSS custom property--colour: #5B5771;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A4A88E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515A72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#515A70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#575B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7157
Analogous#576071, #685771
Triadic#715B57, #57715B
Split complementary#716857, #607157
Tetradic#715760, #6D7157, #577168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C3D1
Lighter +30%#A9A6BB
Lighter +20%#8E89A5
Lighter +10%#726D8E
Darker −10%#444154
Darker −20%#2D2B37
Darker −30%#15141B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4A3E8A
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R91
G87
B113
Red91 (35.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)13%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 57 · B 71

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