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Recognised as Colour

#5F8296

  • #5F8296
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5F8296 is a blue with RGB values 95, 130, 150 and HSL 202°, 22%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5F8296#5F8296
HEX#5F8296
RGBrgb(95, 130, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5098, 0.5882
RGB percentages37.3%, 51%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(201.8, 22.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 36.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK36.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,259,350
CSS custom property--colour: #5F8296;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A07D69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798197no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#717B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4C8788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.4Light slate grey · ΔE 6.9Gray · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96735F
Analogous#5F968E, #5F6796
Triadic#965F82, #82965F
Split complementary#965F67, #968F5F
Tetradic#8E5F96, #96735F, #67965F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE2E7
Lighter +30%#BACAD4
Lighter +20%#9BB2C0
Lighter +10%#7C9BAC
Darker −10%#4B6777
Darker −20%#374C58
Darker −30%#243138
Darker −40%#101619
More saturated +25%#408AB5
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R95
G130
B150
Red95 (37.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 82 · B 96

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