Colour

#5B6276

#5B6276
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B6276 is a blue with RGB values 91, 98, 118 and HSL 224°, 13%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6276

RGBrgb(91, 98, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3843, 0.4627

RGB percentages35.7%, 38.4%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(224.4, 12.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 22.9%, 46.3%)

CMYK22.9%, 16.9%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,988,982

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6276;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#A49D89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C6377no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6176no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#546669no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766F5B

Analogous#5B7076, #625B76

Triadic#765B62, #62765B

Split complementary#76625B, #70765B

Tetradic#765B6F, #766F5B, #5B7662

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8CBD5

Lighter +30%#ABB0BF

Lighter +20%#8F95A8

Lighter +10%#727A92

Darker −10%#454A59

Darker −20%#2F323C

Darker −30%#181A20

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#415590

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R91

G98

B118

Red91 (35.7%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue224.44°

Saturation (HSL)12.92%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 62 · B 76

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