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Recognised as Colour

#5E5873

  • #5E5873
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5873 is a blue with RGB values 94, 88, 115 and HSL 253°, 13%, 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 Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E5873#5E5873
HEX#5E5873
RGBrgb(94, 88, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3451, 0.451
RGB percentages36.9%, 34.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(253.3, 13.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 23.5%, 45.1%)
CMYK18.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,027
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 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#A1A78C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525C74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#535B72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 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 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7358
Analogous#585F73, #6C5873
Triadic#735E58, #58735E
Split complementary#736C58, #5F7358
Tetradic#73585F, #6D7358, #58736C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8C5D2
Lighter +30%#ACA8BC
Lighter +20%#918BA6
Lighter +10%#766E90
Darker −10%#464256
Darker −20%#2F2C39
Darker −30%#17161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#503F8C
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R94
G88
B115
Red94 (36.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue253.33°
Saturation (HSL)13.3%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 58 · B 73

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