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Recognised as Colour

#5F7ACD

  • #5F7ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F7ACD is a blue with RGB values 95, 122, 205 and HSL 225°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F7ACD#5F7ACD
HEX#5F7ACD
RGBrgb(95, 122, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4784, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.3%, 47.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(225.3, 52.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 53.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.7%, 40.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,257,357
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A08532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5883D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B79CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#268C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB25F
Analogous#5FB1CD, #7B5FCD
Triadic#CD5F7A, #7ACD5F
Split complementary#CD7B5F, #B1CD5F
Tetradic#CD5FB1, #CDB25F, #5FCD7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4DBF1
Lighter +20%#ADBBE5
Lighter +10%#869AD9
Darker −10%#3B5BBE
Darker −20%#2F4997
Darker −30%#233670
Darker −40%#172349
More saturated +25%#456DE7
Less saturated −25%#7987B3

Channel breakdown

R95
G122
B205
Red95 (37.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue225.27°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7A · B CD

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