Recognised as Colour

#5F74A3

#5F74A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F74A3 is a blue with RGB values 95, 116, 163 and HSL 221°, 27%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F74A3

RGBrgb(95, 116, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4549, 0.6392

RGB percentages37.3%, 45.5%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(221.5, 27%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 41.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK41.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,255,779

CSS custom property--colour: #5F74A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#A08B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6478A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D72A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#487E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28.5 Gray · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A38E5F

Analogous#5F96A3, #6C5FA3

Triadic#A35F74, #74A35F

Split complementary#A36C5F, #96A35F

Tetradic#A35F96, #A38E5F, #5FA36C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E5ED

Lighter +30%#C0C8DB

Lighter +20%#A0ACC8

Lighter +10%#7F90B6

Darker −10%#4C5D83

Darker −20%#394663

Darker −30%#262F43

Darker −40%#141822

More saturated +25%#4068C3

Less saturated −25%#7F8084

Channel breakdown

R95

G116

B163

Red95 (37.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue221.47°

Saturation (HSL)26.98%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 74 · B A3

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Colour values

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