Colour

#5F7199

#5F7199
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F7199 is a blue with RGB values 95, 113, 153 and HSL 221°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F7199

RGBrgb(95, 113, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4431, 0.6

RGB percentages37.3%, 44.3%, 60%

HSLhsl(221.4, 23.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 37.9%, 60%)

CMYK37.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,255,001

CSS custom property--colour: #5F7199;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#A08E66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#63749Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6F98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#4D797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99875F

Analogous#5F8E99, #6A5F99

Triadic#995F71, #71995F

Split complementary#996A5F, #8E995F

Tetradic#995F8E, #99875F, #5F996A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDFE9

Lighter +30%#BCC4D5

Lighter +20%#9CA8C2

Lighter +10%#7D8CAE

Darker −10%#4B5A7A

Darker −20%#38435A

Darker −30%#242B3B

Darker −40%#11141B

More saturated +25%#4065B8

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R95

G113

B153

Red95 (37.3%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue221.38°

Saturation (HSL)23.39%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 71 · B 99

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