Recognised as Colour

#5B5878

#5B5878
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B5878 is a blue with RGB values 91, 88, 120 and HSL 246°, 15%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B5878

RGBrgb(91, 88, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3451, 0.4706

RGB percentages35.7%, 34.5%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(245.6, 15.4%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 26.7%, 47.1%)

CMYK24.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,986,424

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5878;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A4A787

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#505B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#555D63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 24.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#757858

Analogous#586578, #6B5878

Triadic#785B58, #58785B

Split complementary#786B58, #657858

Tetradic#785865, #757858, #58786B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8C6D6

Lighter +30%#ABA9C0

Lighter +20%#8E8CAA

Lighter +10%#726E95

Darker −10%#45425B

Darker −20%#2E2D3D

Darker −30%#181720

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#463E92

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R91

G88

B120

Red91 (35.7%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue245.63°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 58 · B 78

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