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Recognised as Colour

#5F568F

  • #5F568F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5F568F is a blue with RGB values 95, 86, 143 and HSL 249°, 25%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5F568F#5F568F
HEX#5F568F
RGBrgb(95, 86, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3373, 0.5608
RGB percentages37.3%, 33.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(249.5, 24.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 39.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK33.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,248,079
CSS custom property--colour: #5F568F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#A0A970

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455F91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#455C8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#53606Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2Medium purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#868F56
Analogous#56698F, #7C568F
Triadic#8F5F56, #568F5F
Split complementary#8F7C56, #698F56
Tetradic#8F5669, #868F56, #568F7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2CFE2
Lighter +30%#B4AFCF
Lighter +20%#968FBC
Lighter +10%#786FA9
Darker −10%#4A436F
Darker −20%#35304F
Darker −30%#201D2F
Darker −40%#0A0910
More saturated +25%#4B39AC
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R95
G86
B143
Red95 (37.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 56 · B 8F

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