Colour

#5B698D

#5B698D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B698D is a blue with RGB values 91, 105, 141 and HSL 223°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5B698D

RGBrgb(91, 105, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4118, 0.5529

RGB percentages35.7%, 41.2%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(223.2, 21.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 35.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK35.5%, 25.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,990,797

CSS custom property--colour: #5B698D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1425WCAG 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 5.45:1

Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#A49672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#59678Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C7075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15 Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Gray · ΔE 23.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D7F5B

Analogous#5B828D, #665B8D

Triadic#8D5B69, #698D5B

Split complementary#8D665B, #828D5B

Tetradic#8D5B82, #8D7F5B, #5B8D66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D6E2

Lighter +30%#B3BBCE

Lighter +20%#949FBA

Lighter +10%#7583A6

Darker −10%#47526E

Darker −20%#333B4F

Darker −30%#1F2430

Darker −40%#0B0D11

More saturated +25%#3E5CAA

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R91

G105

B141

Red91 (35.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue223.2°

Saturation (HSL)21.55%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 69 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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