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Recognised as Colour

#5F74CD

  • #5F74CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F74CD is a blue with RGB values 95, 116, 205 and HSL 229°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F74CD#5F74CD
HEX#5F74CD
RGBrgb(95, 116, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4549, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.3%, 45.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(228.5, 52.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 53.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.7%, 43.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,255,821
CSS custom property--colour: #5F74CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A08B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E7FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4175CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#288796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB85F
Analogous#5FABCD, #815FCD
Triadic#CD5F74, #74CD5F
Split complementary#CD815F, #ABCD5F
Tetradic#CD5FAB, #CDB85F, #5FCD81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4D9F1
Lighter +20%#ADB8E5
Lighter +10%#8696D9
Darker −10%#3B54BE
Darker −20%#2F4397
Darker −30%#233270
Darker −40%#172049
More saturated +25%#4564E7
Less saturated −25%#7984B3

Channel breakdown

R95
G116
B205
Red95 (37.3%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue228.55°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 74 · B CD

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