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Recognised as Colour

#5C697B

  • #5C697B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5C697B is a blue with RGB values 92, 105, 123 and HSL 215°, 14%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5C697B#5C697B
HEX#5C697B
RGBrgb(92, 105, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4118, 0.4824
RGB percentages36.1%, 41.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(214.8, 14.4%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 25.2%, 48.2%)
CMYK25.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,056,315
CSS custom property--colour: #5C697B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A39684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#60677Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#546D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Gray · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B6E5C
Analogous#5C797B, #5F5C7B
Triadic#7B5C69, #697B5C
Split complementary#7B5F5C, #787B5C
Tetradic#7B5C79, #7B6E5C, #5C7B5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD0D8
Lighter +30%#AEB6C2
Lighter +20%#919CAC
Lighter +10%#738297
Darker −10%#46505E
Darker −20%#303741
Darker −30%#1B1E23
Darker −40%#050506
More saturated +25%#416596
Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R92
G105
B123
Red92 (36.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue214.84°
Saturation (HSL)14.42%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 69 · B 7B

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