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Recognised as Colour

#5C586C

  • #5C586C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C586C is a blue with RGB values 92, 88, 108 and HSL 252°, 10%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C586C#5C586C
HEX#5C586C
RGBrgb(92, 88, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3451, 0.4235
RGB percentages36.1%, 34.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(252, 10.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 18.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK14.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,051,948
CSS custom property--colour: #5C586C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#A3A793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#545A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#595B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686C58
Analogous#585E6C, #66586C
Triadic#6C5C58, #586C5C
Split complementary#6C6658, #5E6C58
Tetradic#6C585E, #686C58, #586C66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C2CE
Lighter +30%#AAA6B7
Lighter +20%#8F8AA0
Lighter +10%#746F88
Darker −10%#444150
Darker −20%#2C2A34
Darker −30%#141318
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4D4084
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R92
G88
B108
Red92 (36.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)10.2%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 58 · B 6C

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