Recognised as Colour

#5E657E

#5E657E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5E657E is a blue with RGB values 94, 101, 126 and HSL 227°, 15%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E657E

RGBrgb(94, 101, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.3961, 0.4941

RGB percentages36.9%, 39.6%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(226.9, 14.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 25.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK25.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,186,366

CSS custom property--colour: #5E657E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#A19A81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E677Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B647Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#566A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E775E

Analogous#5E757E, #675E7E

Triadic#7E5E65, #657E5E

Split complementary#7E675E, #757E5E

Tetradic#7E5E75, #7E775E, #5E7E67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CED0DA

Lighter +30%#B1B5C4

Lighter +20%#9399AF

Lighter +10%#767E99

Darker −10%#484E61

Darker −20%#323644

Darker −30%#1D1F26

Darker −40%#070709

More saturated +25%#43569A

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R94

G101

B126

Red94 (36.9%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue226.88°

Saturation (HSL)14.55%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 65 · B 7E

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