Colour

#5D6D9E

#5D6D9E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5D6D9E is a blue with RGB values 93, 109, 158 and HSL 225°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D6D9E#5D6D9E

HEX#5D6D9E

RGBrgb(93, 109, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4275, 0.6196

RGB percentages36.5%, 42.7%, 62%

HSLhsl(225.2, 25.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 41.1%, 62%)

CMYK41.1%, 31%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,122,910

CSS custom property--colour: #5D6D9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#A29261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C72A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#566C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#48777Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E8E5D

Analogous#5D8D9E, #6E5D9E

Triadic#9E5D6D, #6D9E5D

Split complementary#9E6E5D, #8E9E5D

Tetradic#9E5D8D, #9E8E5D, #5D9E6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCE0EB

Lighter +30%#BCC3D8

Lighter +20%#9CA6C5

Lighter +10%#7C89B2

Darker −10%#4A577E

Darker −20%#37415E

Darker −30%#242B3E

Darker −40%#11141E

More saturated +25%#3E5DBD

Less saturated −25%#7C7D7F

Channel breakdown

R93

G109

B158

Red93 (36.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue225.23°

Saturation (HSL)25.9%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 6D · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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