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Colour

#5F6DFF

  • #5F6DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F6DFF is a blue with RGB values 95, 109, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F6DFF#5F6DFF
HEX#5F6DFF
RGBrgb(95, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.8, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,254,079
CSS custom property--colour: #5F6DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 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#757575
Inverted#A09200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0090ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever 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

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF15F
Analogous#5FBDFF, #A15FFF
Triadic#FF5F6D, #6DFF5F
Split complementary#FFA15F, #BDFF5F
Tetradic#FF5FBD, #FFF15F, #5FFFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FF
Lighter +20%#C5CAFF
Lighter +10%#929CFF
Darker −10%#2C3EFF
Darker −20%#0016F8
Darker −30%#0011C5
Darker −40%#000D92
More saturated +25%#5F6DFF
Less saturated −25%#737EEB

Channel breakdown

R95
G109
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 6D · B FF

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