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Recognised as Colour

#5F71E0

  • #5F71E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5F71E0 is a blue with RGB values 95, 113, 224 and HSL 232°, 68%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5F71E0#5F71E0
HEX#5F71E0
RGBrgb(95, 113, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4431, 0.8784
RGB percentages37.3%, 44.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(231.6, 67.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 57.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK57.6%, 49.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,255,072
CSS custom property--colour: #5F71E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#A08E1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3780E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2075DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.4Slate blue · ΔE 12Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0CE5F
Analogous#5FB2E0, #8D5FE0
Triadic#E05F71, #71E05F
Split complementary#E08D5F, #B2E05F
Tetradic#E05FB2, #E0CE5F, #5FE08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE3F9
Lighter +20%#B4BDF1
Lighter +10%#8A97E8
Darker −10%#344BD8
Darker −20%#2338B6
Darker −30%#1B2B8B
Darker −40%#131E60
More saturated +25%#4760F8
Less saturated −25%#7782C8

Channel breakdown

R95
G113
B224
Red95 (37.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue231.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.54%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 71 · B E0

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