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Recognised as Colour

#5B6272

  • #5B6272
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6272 is a blue with RGB values 91, 98, 114 and HSL 222°, 11%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B6272#5B6272
HEX#5B6272
RGBrgb(91, 98, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3843, 0.4471
RGB percentages35.7%, 38.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(221.7, 11.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 20.2%, 44.7%)
CMYK20.2%, 14%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,988,978
CSS custom property--colour: #5B6272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#A49D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6172no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#556567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726B5B
Analogous#5B6E72, #605B72
Triadic#725B62, #62725B
Split complementary#72605B, #6E725B
Tetradic#725B6E, #726B5B, #5B7260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7CAD2
Lighter +30%#AAB0BC
Lighter +20%#8E95A5
Lighter +10%#727A8E
Darker −10%#444A56
Darker −20%#2E3139
Darker −30%#17191D
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#41588C
Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R91
G98
B114
Red91 (35.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)11.22%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 62 · B 72

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