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Colour

#5F72FC

  • #5F72FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F72FC is a blue with RGB values 95, 114, 252 and HSL 233°, 96%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F72FC#5F72FC
HEX#5F72FC
RGBrgb(95, 114, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4471, 0.9882
RGB percentages37.3%, 44.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(232.7, 96.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 62.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK62.3%, 54.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,255,356
CSS custom property--colour: #5F72FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#A08D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0093ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE95F
Analogous#5FC1FC, #9B5FFC
Triadic#FC5F72, #72FC5F
Split complementary#FC9B5F, #C1FC5F
Tetradic#FC5FC0, #FCE95F, #5FFC9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FF
Lighter +20%#C3CAFE
Lighter +10%#919EFD
Darker −10%#2D46FB
Darker −20%#0521F0
Darker −30%#041ABE
Darker −40%#03138C
More saturated +25%#5C70FF
Less saturated −25%#7381E8

Channel breakdown

R95
G114
B252
Red95 (37.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue232.74°
Saturation (HSL)96.32%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 72 · B FC

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