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Recognised as Colour

#5F5F74

  • #5F5F74
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#5F5F74 is a blue with RGB values 95, 95, 116 and HSL 240°, 10%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#5F5F74#5F5F74
HEX#5F5F74
RGBrgb(95, 95, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3725, 0.4549
RGB percentages37.3%, 37.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(240, 10%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.1%, 45.5%)
CMYK18.1%, 18.1%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,250,356
CSS custom property--colour: #5F5F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#A0A08B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A6175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#596073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6266no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#74745F
Analogous#5F6A74, #6A5F74
Triadic#745F5F, #5F745F
Split complementary#746A5F, #6A745F
Tetradic#745F6A, #74745F, #5F746A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCBD4
Lighter +30%#AFAFBD
Lighter +20%#9393A6
Lighter +10%#77778F
Darker −10%#484858
Darker −20%#31313C
Darker −30%#1A1A20
Darker −40%#030304
More saturated +25%#45458E
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R95
G95
B116
Red95 (37.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)9.95%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 5F · B 74

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