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Colour

#5F5F7C

  • #5F5F7C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5F5F7C is a blue with RGB values 95, 95, 124 and HSL 240°, 13%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5F5F7C#5F5F7C
HEX#5F5F7C
RGBrgb(95, 95, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3725, 0.4863
RGB percentages37.3%, 37.3%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(240, 13.2%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 23.4%, 48.6%)
CMYK23.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,250,364
CSS custom property--colour: #5F5F7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#A0A083

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58627Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#57617Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#596469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Dim grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C7C5F
Analogous#5F6E7C, #6E5F7C
Triadic#7C5F5F, #5F7C5F
Split complementary#7C6E5F, #6E7C5F
Tetradic#7C5F6E, #7C7C5F, #5F7C6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECED9
Lighter +30%#B1B1C3
Lighter +20%#9494AD
Lighter +10%#777797
Darker −10%#49495F
Darker −20%#333342
Darker −30%#1D1D25
Darker −40%#070708
More saturated +25%#444497
Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R95
G95
B124
Red95 (37.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)13.24%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 5F · B 7C

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