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Recognised as Colour

#5F6F98

  • #5F6F98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F6F98 is a blue with RGB values 95, 111, 152 and HSL 223°, 23%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F6F98#5F6F98
HEX#5F6F98
RGBrgb(95, 111, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4353, 0.5961
RGB percentages37.3%, 43.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(223.2, 23.1%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 37.5%, 59.6%)
CMYK37.5%, 27%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,254,488
CSS custom property--colour: #5F6F98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A09067

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61729Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6D97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E777Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98885F
Analogous#5F8C98, #6C5F98
Triadic#985F6F, #6F985F
Split complementary#986B5F, #8C985F
Tetradic#985F8C, #98885F, #5F986B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBDFE8
Lighter +30%#BBC2D5
Lighter +20%#9CA6C1
Lighter +10%#7D8AAD
Darker −10%#4B5879
Darker −20%#384159
Darker −30%#242A3A
Darker −40%#11131A
More saturated +25%#4061B7
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R95
G111
B152
Red95 (37.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue223.16°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 6F · B 98

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