Colour

#5B5974

#5B5974
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B5974 is a blue with RGB values 91, 89, 116 and HSL 244°, 13%, 40%. 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#5B5974

RGBrgb(91, 89, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.349, 0.4549

RGB percentages35.7%, 34.9%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(244.4, 13.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 23.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK21.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,986,676

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1063WCAG 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 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A4A68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#525B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#565D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#727459

Analogous#596474, #695974

Triadic#745B59, #59745B

Split complementary#746959, #657459

Tetradic#745964, #727459, #597469

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7C6D3

Lighter +30%#AAA9BD

Lighter +20%#8E8CA7

Lighter +10%#726F91

Darker −10%#444357

Darker −20%#2E2D3A

Darker −30%#17171D

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#453F8E

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R91

G89

B116

Red91 (35.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue244.44°

Saturation (HSL)13.17%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 59 · B 74

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