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Recognised as Colour

#5B627A

  • #5B627A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5B627A is a blue with RGB values 91, 98, 122 and HSL 226°, 15%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5B627A#5B627A
HEX#5B627A
RGBrgb(91, 98, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.3843, 0.4784
RGB percentages35.7%, 38.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(226.5, 14.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 25.4%, 47.8%)
CMYK25.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,988,986
CSS custom property--colour: #5B627A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#A49D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B647Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#596179no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#53666Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Gray · ΔE 18.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A735B
Analogous#5B727A, #645B7A
Triadic#7A5B62, #627A5B
Split complementary#7A645B, #727A5B
Tetradic#7A5B71, #7A735B, #5B7A64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACDD7
Lighter +30%#ADB1C1
Lighter +20%#8F96AC
Lighter +10%#727A96
Darker −10%#454B5D
Darker −20%#2F3340
Darker −30%#1A1C22
Darker −40%#040405
More saturated +25%#405395
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R91
G98
B122
Red91 (35.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)14.55%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 62 · B 7A

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