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Recognised as Colour

#5C606F

  • #5C606F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5C606F is a blue with RGB values 92, 96, 111 and HSL 227°, 9%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5C606F#5C606F
HEX#5C606F
RGBrgb(92, 96, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3765, 0.4353
RGB percentages36.1%, 37.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(227.4, 9.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 17.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK17.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,053,999
CSS custom property--colour: #5C606F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#A39F90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6170no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B606Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#586365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6B5C
Analogous#5C6A6F, #625C6F
Triadic#6F5C60, #606F5C
Split complementary#6F625C, #6A6F5C
Tetradic#6F5C6A, #6F6B5C, #5C6F62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C9D0
Lighter +30%#ABAEB9
Lighter +20%#8F93A2
Lighter +10%#73788B
Darker −10%#454853
Darker −20%#2E3037
Darker −30%#17181B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#435188
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R92
G96
B111
Red92 (36.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue227.37°
Saturation (HSL)9.36%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 60 · B 6F

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