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Recognised as Colour

#5F6CCE

  • #5F6CCE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5F6CCE is a blue with RGB values 95, 108, 206 and HSL 233°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5F6CCE#5F6CCE
HEX#5F6CCE
RGBrgb(95, 108, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4235, 0.8078
RGB percentages37.3%, 42.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(233, 53.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 53.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK53.9%, 47.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,253,774
CSS custom property--colour: #5F6CCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#A09331

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E79D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3170CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#298293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC15F
Analogous#5FA4CE, #895FCE
Triadic#CE5F6C, #6CCE5F
Split complementary#CE8A5F, #A4CE5F
Tetradic#CE5FA4, #CEC15F, #5FCE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4D8F2
Lighter +20%#ADB4E6
Lighter +10%#8690DA
Darker −10%#3B4ABF
Darker −20%#2F3B98
Darker −30%#232C71
Darker −40%#171D4A
More saturated +25%#4558E8
Less saturated −25%#7980B4

Channel breakdown

R95
G108
B206
Red95 (37.3%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue232.97°
Saturation (HSL)53.11%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 6C · B CE

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