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Recognised as Colour

#5F6696

  • #5F6696
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F6696 is a blue with RGB values 95, 102, 150 and HSL 232°, 22%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F6696#5F6696
HEX#5F6696
RGBrgb(95, 102, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4, 0.5882
RGB percentages37.3%, 40%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(232.4, 22.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 36.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK36.7%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,252,182
CSS custom property--colour: #5F6696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A09969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576B98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#536795no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F6F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#968F5F
Analogous#5F8296, #745F96
Triadic#965F66, #66965F
Split complementary#96745F, #82965F
Tetradic#965F82, #968F5F, #5F9674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADBE7
Lighter +30%#BABED4
Lighter +20%#9BA0C0
Lighter +10%#7C82AC
Darker −10%#4B5177
Darker −20%#373C58
Darker −30%#242638
Darker −40%#101119
More saturated +25%#404FB5
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R95
G102
B150
Red95 (37.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue232.36°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 66 · B 96

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