Colour

#5E6E95

#5E6E95
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E6E95 is a blue with RGB values 94, 110, 149 and HSL 223°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E6E95

RGBrgb(94, 110, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4314, 0.5843

RGB percentages36.9%, 43.1%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(222.5, 22.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 36.9%, 58.4%)

CMYK36.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,188,693

CSS custom property--colour: #5E6E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#A1916A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#617197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6C94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#4D767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.6 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#95855E

Analogous#5E8A95, #695E95

Triadic#955E6E, #6E955E

Split complementary#95695E, #8A955E

Tetradic#955E8A, #95855E, #5E9569

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8DDE7

Lighter +30%#B9C1D3

Lighter +20%#9AA5BF

Lighter +10%#7B89AB

Darker −10%#4A5776

Darker −20%#374056

Darker −30%#232937

Darker −40%#0F1218

More saturated +25%#4061B3

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R94

G110

B149

Red94 (36.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue222.55°

Saturation (HSL)22.63%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 6E · B 95

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