Colour

#5E6F98

#5E6F98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5E6F98 is a blue with RGB values 94, 111, 152 and HSL 222°, 24%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E6F98

RGBrgb(94, 111, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4353, 0.5961

RGB percentages36.9%, 43.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(222.4, 23.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 38.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK38.2%, 27%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,188,952

CSS custom property--colour: #5E6F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#A19067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61729Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#4C777Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98875E

Analogous#5E8C98, #6A5E98

Triadic#985E6F, #6F985E

Split complementary#986A5E, #8C985E

Tetradic#985E8C, #98875E, #5E986A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADEE8

Lighter +30%#BAC2D5

Lighter +20%#9BA6C1

Lighter +10%#7B8AAE

Darker −10%#4B5878

Darker −20%#374159

Darker −30%#242A39

Darker −40%#10131A

More saturated +25%#3F62B7

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R94

G111

B152

Red94 (36.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)23.58%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 6F · B 98

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Colour values

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