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Colour

#5795FF

  • #5795FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5795FF is a blue with RGB values 87, 149, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5795FF#5795FF
HEX#5795FF
RGBrgb(87, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages34.1%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.9, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK65.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,740,031
CSS custom property--colour: #5795FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A86A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#488FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC157
Analogous#57E9FF, #6D57FF
Triadic#FF5795, #95FF57
Split complementary#FF6D57, #E9FF57
Tetradic#FF57E9, #FFC157, #57FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F6FF
Lighter +20%#BDD5FF
Lighter +10%#8AB5FF
Darker −10%#2475FF
Darker −20%#0059F0
Darker −30%#0046BD
Darker −40%#00338A
More saturated +25%#5795FF
Less saturated −25%#6C9AEA

Channel breakdown

R87
G149
B255
Red87 (34.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 95 · B FF

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