Colour

#5D5579

#5D5579
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5D5579 is a blue with RGB values 93, 85, 121 and HSL 253°, 17%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5D5579

RGBrgb(93, 85, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3333, 0.4745

RGB percentages36.5%, 33.3%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(253.3, 17.5%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 29.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK23.1%, 29.8%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,116,729

CSS custom property--colour: #5D5579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#A2AA86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5A7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5978no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Tritanopia#575B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 21.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#717955

Analogous#555F79, #6F5579

Triadic#795D55, #55795D

Split complementary#796F55, #5F7955

Tetradic#79555F, #717955, #55796F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8C4D6

Lighter +30%#ACA6C1

Lighter +20%#9088AC

Lighter +10%#746A97

Darker −10%#46405B

Darker −20%#2F2B3D

Darker −30%#18161F

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#4F3B93

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R93

G85

B121

Red93 (36.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue253.33°

Saturation (HSL)17.48%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 55 · B 79

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