Recognised as Colour

#5F6B96

#5F6B96
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F6B96 is a blue with RGB values 95, 107, 150 and HSL 227°, 22%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F6B96#5F6B96

HEX#5F6B96

RGBrgb(95, 107, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4196, 0.5882

RGB percentages37.3%, 42%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(226.9, 22.4%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 36.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK36.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,253,462

CSS custom property--colour: #5F6B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#A09469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6F98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#596A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4F737Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.8 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#968A5F

Analogous#5F8796, #6E5F96

Triadic#965F6B, #6B965F

Split complementary#966E5F, #87965F

Tetradic#965F87, #968A5F, #5F966E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADDE7

Lighter +30%#BAC0D4

Lighter +20%#9BA3C0

Lighter +10%#7C86AC

Darker −10%#4B5577

Darker −20%#373E58

Darker −30%#242838

Darker −40%#101219

More saturated +25%#405AB5

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R95

G107

B150

Red95 (37.3%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue226.91°

Saturation (HSL)22.45%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 6B · B 96

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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