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Recognised as Colour

#5B6891

  • #5B6891
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5B6891 is a blue with RGB values 91, 104, 145 and HSL 226°, 23%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5B6891#5B6891
HEX#5B6891
RGBrgb(91, 104, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4078, 0.5686
RGB percentages35.7%, 40.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(225.6, 22.9%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 37.2%, 56.9%)
CMYK37.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,990,545
CSS custom property--colour: #5B6891;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A4976E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6C93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#566790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4B7076no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91845B
Analogous#5B8391, #695B91
Triadic#915B68, #68915B
Split complementary#91695B, #83915B
Tetradic#915B83, #91845B, #5B9169

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D8E4
Lighter +30%#B5BBD0
Lighter +20%#959FBD
Lighter +10%#7682A9
Darker −10%#475272
Darker −20%#343B52
Darker −30%#202533
Darker −40%#0C0E14
More saturated +25%#3E59AE
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R91
G104
B145
Red91 (35.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue225.56°
Saturation (HSL)22.88%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 68 · B 91

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