Colour

#5B6173

#5B6173
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6173 is a blue with RGB values 91, 97, 115 and HSL 225°, 12%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6173

RGBrgb(91, 97, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3804, 0.451

RGB percentages35.7%, 38%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(225, 11.7%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 20.9%, 45.1%)

CMYK20.9%, 15.7%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,723

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6173;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#A49E8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C6274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#556467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#736D5B

Analogous#5B6D73, #615B73

Triadic#735B61, #61735B

Split complementary#73615B, #6D735B

Tetradic#735B6D, #736D5B, #5B7361

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C7CAD3

Lighter +30%#ABAFBC

Lighter +20%#8E94A6

Lighter +10%#72798F

Darker −10%#444957

Darker −20%#2E313A

Darker −30%#17191E

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#41548D

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R91

G97

B115

Red91 (35.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)11.65%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 61 · B 73

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Colour values

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