Colour

#5B6094

#5B6094
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B6094 is a blue with RGB values 91, 96, 148 and HSL 235°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6094

RGBrgb(91, 96, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3765, 0.5804

RGB percentages35.7%, 37.6%, 58%

HSLhsl(234.7, 23.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 38.5%, 58%)

CMYK38.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,500

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6094;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#A49F6B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F6696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C6293no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4B6A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#948F5B

Analogous#5B7D94, #725B94

Triadic#945B60, #60945B

Split complementary#94735B, #7C945B

Tetradic#945B7D, #948F5B, #5B9473

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6D7E5

Lighter +30%#B6B8D2

Lighter +20%#969ABF

Lighter +10%#777BAB

Darker −10%#484C74

Darker −20%#343755

Darker −30%#212335

Darker −40%#0D0E16

More saturated +25%#3D47B2

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R91

G96

B148

Red91 (35.7%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue234.74°

Saturation (HSL)23.85%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 60 · B 94

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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