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Colour

#5F75FF

  • #5F75FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5F75FF is a blue with RGB values 95, 117, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5F75FF#5F75FF
HEX#5F75FF
RGBrgb(95, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.8, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,256,127
CSS custom property--colour: #5F75FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A08A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#008AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0096AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE95F
Analogous#5FC5FF, #995FFF
Triadic#FF5F75, #75FF5F
Split complementary#FF995F, #C5FF5F
Tetradic#FF5FC5, #FFE95F, #5FFF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FF
Lighter +20%#C5CDFF
Lighter +10%#92A1FF
Darker −10%#2C49FF
Darker −20%#0022F8
Darker −30%#001BC5
Darker −40%#001492
More saturated +25%#5F75FF
Less saturated −25%#7384EB

Channel breakdown

R95
G117
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 75 · B FF

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