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Recognised as Colour

#5E5A6B

  • #5E5A6B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E5A6B is a blue with RGB values 94, 90, 107 and HSL 254°, 9%, 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

#5E5A6B#5E5A6B
HEX#5E5A6B
RGBrgb(94, 90, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3529, 0.4196
RGB percentages36.9%, 35.3%, 42%
HSLhsl(254.1, 8.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 15.9%, 42%)
CMYK12.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,183,531
CSS custom property--colour: #5E5A6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A1A594

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575C6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#575C6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C5C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676B5A
Analogous#5A5F6B, #675A6B
Triadic#6B5E5A, #5A6B5E
Split complementary#6B675A, #5F6B5A
Tetradic#6B5A5F, #676B5A, #5A6B67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C4CD
Lighter +30%#ABA8B6
Lighter +20%#918C9F
Lighter +10%#767187
Darker −10%#46434F
Darker −20%#2D2B34
Darker −30%#151418
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#514184
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R94
G90
B107
Red94 (36.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue254.12°
Saturation (HSL)8.63%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 5A · B 6B

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