Recognised as Colour

#5D5874

#5D5874
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5D5874 is a blue with RGB values 93, 88, 116 and HSL 251°, 14%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5D5874

RGBrgb(93, 88, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.3451, 0.4549

RGB percentages36.5%, 34.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(250.7, 13.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 24.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK19.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,117,492

CSS custom property--colour: #5D5874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#A2A78B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#525B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#585C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Gray · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F7458

Analogous#586174, #6B5874

Triadic#745D58, #58745D

Split complementary#746B58, #617458

Tetradic#745861, #6F7458, #58746B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8C5D3

Lighter +30%#ACA8BD

Lighter +20%#908BA7

Lighter +10%#746E91

Darker −10%#464257

Darker −20%#2F2C3A

Darker −30%#17161D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D3F8E

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R93

G88

B116

Red93 (36.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue250.71°

Saturation (HSL)13.73%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 58 · B 74

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