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Recognised as Colour

#5E6473

  • #5E6473
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5E6473 is a blue with RGB values 94, 100, 115 and HSL 223°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5E6473#5E6473
HEX#5E6473
RGBrgb(94, 100, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3922, 0.451
RGB percentages36.9%, 39.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 10%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 18.3%, 45.1%)
CMYK18.3%, 13%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,186,099
CSS custom property--colour: #5E6473;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#A19B8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#596769no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 14.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#736D5E
Analogous#5E6E73, #635E73
Triadic#735E64, #64735E
Split complementary#73635E, #6E735E
Tetradic#735E6F, #736D5E, #5E7363

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACCD3
Lighter +30%#AEB2BC
Lighter +20%#9297A5
Lighter +10%#757D8F
Darker −10%#474C57
Darker −20%#30333B
Darker −30%#191B1F
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#44598D
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R94
G100
B115
Red94 (36.9%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)10.05%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 64 · B 73

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