Colour

#5E697D

#5E697D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5E697D is a blue with RGB values 94, 105, 125 and HSL 219°, 14%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5E697D

RGBrgb(94, 105, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4118, 0.4902

RGB percentages36.9%, 41.2%, 49%

HSLhsl(218.7, 14.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 24.8%, 49%)

CMYK24.8%, 16%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,187,389

CSS custom property--colour: #5E697D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#A19682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636A7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#60677Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#566D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12.5 Gray · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D725E

Analogous#5E787D, #635E7D

Triadic#7D5E69, #697D5E

Split complementary#7D635E, #787D5E

Tetradic#7D5E78, #7D725E, #5E7D63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDD2DA

Lighter +30%#B0B7C4

Lighter +20%#939DAE

Lighter +10%#768298

Darker −10%#485160

Darker −20%#323843

Darker −30%#1C2026

Darker −40%#060709

More saturated +25%#436198

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R94

G105

B125

Red94 (36.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue218.71°

Saturation (HSL)14.16%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 69 · B 7D

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Colour values

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