Colour

#5B7FFF

#5B7FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#5B7FFF is a blue with RGB values 91, 127, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5B7FFF#5B7FFF

HEX#5B7FFF

RGBrgb(91, 127, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.498, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 49.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(226.8, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,996,543

CSS custom property--colour: #5B7FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#A48000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3490FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#009DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1 Slate blue · ΔE 17.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFDB5B

Analogous#5BD1FF, #895BFF

Triadic#FF5B7F, #7FFF5B

Split complementary#FF895B, #D1FF5B

Tetradic#FF5BD1, #FFDB5B, #5BFF89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F6FF

Lighter +20%#C1CFFF

Lighter +10%#8EA7FF

Darker −10%#2857FF

Darker −20%#0036F4

Darker −30%#002AC1

Darker −40%#001F8E

More saturated +25%#5B7FFF

Less saturated −25%#708BEB

Channel breakdown

R91

G127

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue226.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 7F · B FF

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