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Recognised as Colour

#5F6FB6

  • #5F6FB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F6FB6 is a blue with RGB values 95, 111, 182 and HSL 229°, 37%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F6FB6#5F6FB6
HEX#5F6FB6
RGBrgb(95, 111, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4353, 0.7137
RGB percentages37.3%, 43.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(229, 37.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 47.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 39%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,254,518
CSS custom property--colour: #5F6FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#A09049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5477B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C70B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E7E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6A65F
Analogous#5F9BB6, #7B5FB6
Triadic#B65F6F, #6FB65F
Split complementary#B67B5F, #9BB65F
Tetradic#B65F9B, #B6A65F, #5FB67A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDF6
Lighter +30%#C8CEE6
Lighter +20%#A5AED6
Lighter +10%#828FC6
Darker −10%#47569B
Darker −20%#374378
Darker −30%#272F55
Darker −40%#171C32
More saturated +25%#425DD3
Less saturated −25%#7C8199

Channel breakdown

R95
G111
B182
Red95 (37.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue228.97°
Saturation (HSL)37.34%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 6F · B B6

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