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Recognised as Colour

#5B87F4

  • #5B87F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5B87F4 is a blue with RGB values 91, 135, 244 and HSL 223°, 87%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5B87F4#5B87F4
HEX#5B87F4
RGBrgb(91, 135, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5294, 0.9569
RGB percentages35.7%, 52.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222.7, 87.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 62.7%, 95.7%)
CMYK62.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,998,580
CSS custom property--colour: #5B87F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A4780B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5393F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3985F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4C85B
Analogous#5BD3F4, #7C5BF4
Triadic#F45B87, #87F45B
Split complementary#F47C5B, #D3F45B
Tetradic#F45BD3, #F4C85B, #5BF47C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF0FE
Lighter +20%#BBCDFA
Lighter +10%#8BAAF7
Darker −10%#2B64F1
Darker −20%#0F49DA
Darker −30%#0B39AB
Darker −40%#08297B
More saturated +25%#5082FF
Less saturated −25%#7190DE

Channel breakdown

R91
G135
B244
Red91 (35.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222.75°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 87 · B F4

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