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Recognised as Colour

#5D5688

  • #5D5688
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5D5688 is a blue with RGB values 93, 86, 136 and HSL 248°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5D5688#5D5688
HEX#5D5688
RGBrgb(93, 86, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3373, 0.5333
RGB percentages36.5%, 33.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(248.4, 22.5%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 36.8%, 53.3%)
CMYK31.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,117,000
CSS custom property--colour: #5D5688;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A2A977

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485D8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#485B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#535F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818856
Analogous#566888, #765688
Triadic#885D56, #56885D
Split complementary#887656, #688856
Tetradic#885668, #818856, #568876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECCDE
Lighter +30%#B1ACCB
Lighter +20%#938DB7
Lighter +10%#756EA3
Darker −10%#484269
Darker −20%#322E4A
Darker −30%#1D1B2A
Darker −40%#08070B
More saturated +25%#493AA4
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R93
G86
B136
Red93 (36.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue248.4°
Saturation (HSL)22.52%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 56 · B 88

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