Recognised as Colour

#5F5C8A

#5F5C8A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F5C8A is a blue with RGB values 95, 92, 138 and HSL 244°, 20%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F5C8A

RGBrgb(95, 92, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3608, 0.5412

RGB percentages37.3%, 36.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(243.9, 20%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.9, 33.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK31.2%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,249,610

CSS custom property--colour: #5F5C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#A0A375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F628Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#55646Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Gray · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#878A5C

Analogous#5C708A, #765C8A

Triadic#8A5F5C, #5C8A5F

Split complementary#8A765C, #708A5C

Tetradic#8A5C70, #878A5C, #5C8A76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D1E1

Lighter +30%#B4B3CC

Lighter +20%#9794B8

Lighter +10%#7976A3

Darker −10%#4A486B

Darker −20%#35334D

Darker −30%#201F2E

Darker −40%#0B0A10

More saturated +25%#463FA7

Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R95

G92

B138

Red95 (37.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue243.91°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 5C · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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