Colour

#5F697E

#5F697E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5F697E is a blue with RGB values 95, 105, 126 and HSL 221°, 14%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#5F697E

RGBrgb(95, 105, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4118, 0.4941

RGB percentages37.3%, 41.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(220.6, 14%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 24.6%, 49.4%)

CMYK24.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,252,926

CSS custom property--colour: #5F697E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#A09681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#60677Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#576D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E745F

Analogous#5F797E, #645F7E

Triadic#7E5F69, #697E5F

Split complementary#7E655F, #797E5F

Tetradic#7E5F79, #7E745F, #5F7E65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD2DA

Lighter +30%#B1B8C5

Lighter +20%#949DAF

Lighter +10%#778299

Darker −10%#495161

Darker −20%#333944

Darker −30%#1D2027

Darker −40%#07080A

More saturated +25%#435F9A

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R95

G105

B126

Red95 (37.3%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue220.65°

Saturation (HSL)14.03%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 69 · B 7E

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Colour values

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