Recognised as Colour

#5E5C7E

#5E5C7E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5E5C7E is a blue with RGB values 94, 92, 126 and HSL 244°, 16%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5E5C7E#5E5C7E

HEX#5E5C7E

RGBrgb(94, 92, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3608, 0.4941

RGB percentages36.9%, 36.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(243.5, 15.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 27%, 49.4%)

CMYK25.4%, 27%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,184,062

CSS custom property--colour: #5E5C7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#A1A381

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53607Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#535F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#576268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7E5C

Analogous#5C6B7E, #6F5C7E

Triadic#7E5E5C, #5C7E5E

Split complementary#7E6F5C, #6B7E5C

Tetradic#7E5C6B, #7C7E5C, #5C7E6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDCCDA

Lighter +30%#B0AFC4

Lighter +20%#9391AF

Lighter +10%#767499

Darker −10%#484661

Darker −20%#323143

Darker −30%#1C1B26

Darker −40%#060608

More saturated +25%#464199

Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R94

G92

B126

Red94 (36.9%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue243.53°

Saturation (HSL)15.6%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 5C · B 7E

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