Recognised as Colour

#5F607C

#5F607C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5F607C is a blue with RGB values 95, 96, 124 and HSL 238°, 13%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5F607C

RGBrgb(95, 96, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.3765, 0.4863

RGB percentages37.3%, 37.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(237.9, 13.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 23.4%, 48.6%)

CMYK23.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,250,620

CSS custom property--colour: #5F607C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#A09F83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59637Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#58617Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#586569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 20.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7B5F

Analogous#5F6F7C, #6D5F7C

Triadic#7C5F60, #607C5F

Split complementary#7C6D5F, #6F7C5F

Tetradic#7C5F6F, #7C7B5F, #5F7C6D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECED9

Lighter +30%#B1B1C3

Lighter +20%#9495AD

Lighter +10%#777897

Darker −10%#494A5F

Darker −20%#333342

Darker −30%#1D1D25

Darker −40%#070708

More saturated +25%#444797

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R95

G96

B124

Red95 (37.3%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue237.93°

Saturation (HSL)13.24%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 60 · B 7C

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