Colour

#5B5975

#5B5975
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B5975 is a blue with RGB values 91, 89, 117 and HSL 244°, 14%, 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#5B5975

RGBrgb(91, 89, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.349, 0.4588

RGB percentages35.7%, 34.9%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(244.3, 13.6%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 23.9%, 45.9%)

CMYK22.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,986,677

CSS custom property--colour: #5B5975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A4A68A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525C76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#525B74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#555E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#737559

Analogous#596575, #695975

Triadic#755B59, #59755B

Split complementary#756959, #657559

Tetradic#755965, #737559, #597569

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7C6D4

Lighter +30%#ABA9BE

Lighter +20%#8E8CA8

Lighter +10%#726F92

Darker −10%#444358

Darker −20%#2E2D3B

Darker −30%#17171E

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#453F8F

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R91

G89

B117

Red91 (35.7%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue244.29°

Saturation (HSL)13.59%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 59 · B 75

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