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Colour

#5B606C

  • #5B606C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B606C is a blue with RGB values 91, 96, 108 and HSL 222°, 9%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B606C#5B606C
HEX#5B606C
RGBrgb(91, 96, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3765, 0.4235
RGB percentages35.7%, 37.6%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(222.4, 8.5%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 15.7%, 42.4%)
CMYK15.7%, 11.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,988,460
CSS custom property--colour: #5B606C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#A49F93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D616Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B5F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#576264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Gray · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C675B
Analogous#5B696C, #5F5B6C
Triadic#6C5B60, #606C5B
Split complementary#6C5F5B, #696C5B
Tetradic#6C5B69, #6C675B, #5B6C5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C8CE
Lighter +30%#A9ADB7
Lighter +20%#8E939F
Lighter +10%#727988
Darker −10%#444750
Darker −20%#2C2F35
Darker −30%#151619
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#425685
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R91
G96
B108
Red91 (35.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)8.54%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 60 · B 6C

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