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Recognised as Colour

#5F7BB9

  • #5F7BB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F7BB9 is a blue with RGB values 95, 123, 185 and HSL 221°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F7BB9#5F7BB9
HEX#5F7BB9
RGBrgb(95, 123, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4824, 0.7255
RGB percentages37.3%, 48.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(221.3, 39.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 48.6%, 72.5%)
CMYK48.6%, 33.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,257,593
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7BB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A08446

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6480BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A78B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3A8891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B99D5F
Analogous#5FA8B9, #705FB9
Triadic#B95F7B, #7BB95F
Split complementary#B9705F, #A8B95F
Tetradic#B95FA8, #B99D5F, #5FB970

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF0F7
Lighter +30%#C9D3E8
Lighter +20%#A6B6D8
Lighter +10%#8298C9
Darker −10%#46629F
Darker −20%#364C7C
Darker −30%#273658
Darker −40%#172035
More saturated +25%#4270D6
Less saturated −25%#7C869C

Channel breakdown

R95
G123
B185
Red95 (37.3%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7B · B B9

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