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Recognised as Colour

#5B6071

  • #5B6071
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6071 is a blue with RGB values 91, 96, 113 and HSL 226°, 11%, 40%. 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

#5B6071#5B6071
HEX#5B6071
RGBrgb(91, 96, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3765, 0.4431
RGB percentages35.7%, 37.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(226.4, 10.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 19.5%, 44.3%)
CMYK19.5%, 15%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,988,465
CSS custom property--colour: #5B6071;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#A49F8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#566366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#716C5B
Analogous#5B6B71, #615B71
Triadic#715B60, #60715B
Split complementary#71615B, #6B715B
Tetradic#715B6B, #716C5B, #5B7161

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C9D2
Lighter +30%#AAAEBB
Lighter +20%#8E93A4
Lighter +10%#72788D
Darker −10%#444855
Darker −20%#2E3039
Darker −30%#17181C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#42528B
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R91
G96
B113
Red91 (35.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue226.36°
Saturation (HSL)10.78%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 60 · B 71

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