Recognised as Colour

#5B6E7C

#5B6E7C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5B6E7C is a blue with RGB values 91, 110, 124 and HSL 205°, 15%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5B6E7C#5B6E7C

HEX#5B6E7C

RGBrgb(91, 110, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4314, 0.4863

RGB percentages35.7%, 43.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(205.5, 15.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 26.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK26.6%, 11.3%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,992,060

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#A49183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#646A7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#527172no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 13.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C695B

Analogous#5B7C7A, #5B5D7C

Triadic#7C5B6E, #6E7C5B

Split complementary#7C5B5D, #7C7A5B

Tetradic#7A5B7C, #7C695B, #5E7C5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD3D8

Lighter +30%#ADBAC3

Lighter +20%#90A1AD

Lighter +10%#728898

Darker −10%#45545F

Darker −20%#303A41

Darker −30%#1A2024

Darker −40%#050606

More saturated +25%#407297

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R91

G110

B124

Red91 (35.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue205.45°

Saturation (HSL)15.35%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 6E · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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