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Recognised as Colour

#5F77B4

  • #5F77B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F77B4 is a blue with RGB values 95, 119, 180 and HSL 223°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F77B4#5F77B4
HEX#5F77B4
RGBrgb(95, 119, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4667, 0.7059
RGB percentages37.3%, 46.7%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(223.1, 36.2%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 47.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK47.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,256,564
CSS custom property--colour: #5F77B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A0884B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5875B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49C5F
Analogous#5FA2B4, #715FB4
Triadic#B45F77, #77B45F
Split complementary#B4725F, #A2B45F
Tetradic#B45FA2, #B49C5F, #5FB472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDF5
Lighter +30%#C7D0E5
Lighter +20%#A4B2D5
Lighter +10%#8295C4
Darker −10%#475E99
Darker −20%#374976
Darker −30%#273353
Darker −40%#171E30
More saturated +25%#426AD1
Less saturated −25%#7C8497

Channel breakdown

R95
G119
B180
Red95 (37.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue223.06°
Saturation (HSL)36.17%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 77 · B B4

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