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Recognised as Colour

#5D596E

  • #5D596E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5D596E is a blue with RGB values 93, 89, 110 and HSL 251°, 11%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5D596E#5D596E
HEX#5D596E
RGBrgb(93, 89, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.349, 0.4314
RGB percentages36.5%, 34.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(251.4, 10.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 19.1%, 43.1%)
CMYK15.5%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,117,742
CSS custom property--colour: #5D596E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#A2A691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#555B6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Gray · ΔE 19.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A6E59
Analogous#59606E, #68596E
Triadic#6E5D59, #596E5D
Split complementary#6E6859, #606E59
Tetradic#6E5960, #6A6E59, #596E68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C4CF
Lighter +30%#ABA8B8
Lighter +20%#908BA2
Lighter +10%#75708A
Darker −10%#454252
Darker −20%#2D2B36
Darker −30%#151519
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4E4087
Less saturated −25%#646464

Channel breakdown

R93
G89
B110
Red93 (36.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)10.55%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 59 · B 6E

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