Colour

#5B6F9B

#5B6F9B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5B6F9B is a blue with RGB values 91, 111, 155 and HSL 221°, 26%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B6F9B

RGBrgb(91, 111, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.4353, 0.6078

RGB percentages35.7%, 43.5%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(221.3, 26%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 41.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK41.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,992,347

CSS custom property--colour: #5B6F9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#A49064

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#60729Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#596D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#46787Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.7 Gray · ΔE 27.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B875B

Analogous#5B8F9B, #675B9B

Triadic#9B5B6F, #6F9B5B

Split complementary#9B675B, #8F9B5B

Tetradic#9B5B8F, #9B875B, #5B9B67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DEE9

Lighter +30%#B9C2D6

Lighter +20%#99A6C3

Lighter +10%#798AB0

Darker −10%#48587B

Darker −20%#35415B

Darker −30%#222A3B

Darker −40%#10131A

More saturated +25%#3C63BA

Less saturated −25%#7A7B7C

Channel breakdown

R91

G111

B155

Red91 (35.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)26.02%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 6F · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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