Colour

#5F6C94

#5F6C94
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F6C94 is a blue with RGB values 95, 108, 148 and HSL 225°, 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

#5F6C94#5F6C94

HEX#5F6C94

RGBrgb(95, 108, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4235, 0.5804

RGB percentages37.3%, 42.4%, 58%

HSLhsl(225.3, 21.8%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 35.8%, 58%)

CMYK35.8%, 27%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,253,716

CSS custom property--colour: #5F6C94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#A0936B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F6F96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6B93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#50747Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94875F

Analogous#5F8794, #6D5F94

Triadic#945F6C, #6C945F

Split complementary#946C5F, #87945F

Tetradic#945F87, #94875F, #5F946D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DCE6

Lighter +30%#BAC0D2

Lighter +20%#9BA3BE

Lighter +10%#7B87AB

Darker −10%#4B5575

Darker −20%#373F56

Darker −30%#232837

Darker −40%#0F1118

More saturated +25%#415DB2

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R95

G108

B148

Red95 (37.3%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue225.28°

Saturation (HSL)21.81%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 6C · B 94

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