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Recognised as Colour

#5F71D8

  • #5F71D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5F71D8 is a blue with RGB values 95, 113, 216 and HSL 231°, 61%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5F71D8#5F71D8
HEX#5F71D8
RGBrgb(95, 113, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4431, 0.8471
RGB percentages37.3%, 44.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(231.1, 60.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 56%, 84.7%)
CMYK56%, 47.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,255,064
CSS custom property--colour: #5F71D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#A08E27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#407FDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E74D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#16889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C65F
Analogous#5FADD8, #8A5FD8
Triadic#D85F71, #71D85F
Split complementary#D88A5F, #AED85F
Tetradic#D85FAD, #D8C65F, #5FD88A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DADEF6
Lighter +20%#B1BAEC
Lighter +10%#8895E2
Darker −10%#364DCE
Darker −20%#293CA8
Darker −30%#1F2D7F
Darker −40%#151F56
More saturated +25%#4660F1
Less saturated −25%#7882BF

Channel breakdown

R95
G113
B216
Red95 (37.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue231.07°
Saturation (HSL)60.8%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 71 · B D8

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