Colour

#5B6875

#5B6875
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#5B6875 is a blue with RGB values 91, 104, 117 and HSL 210°, 12%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5B6875#5B6875

HEX#5B6875

RGBrgb(91, 104, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4078, 0.4588

RGB percentages35.7%, 40.8%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(210, 12.5%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 22.2%, 45.9%)

CMYK22.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,990,517

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6875;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13409WCAG 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 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#A4978A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636876no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#606575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#546B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 9.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 13.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75685B

Analogous#5B7575, #5B5B75

Triadic#755B68, #68755B

Split complementary#755B5B, #75755B

Tetradic#755B75, #75685B, #5B755B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8CED4

Lighter +30%#ABB4BE

Lighter +20%#8F9BA8

Lighter +10%#728291

Darker −10%#454E58

Darker −20%#2E353C

Darker −30%#181B1F

Darker −40%#020202

More saturated +25%#41688F

Less saturated −25%#686868

Channel breakdown

R91

G104

B117

Red91 (35.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 68 · B 75

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Colour values

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