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Colour

#5F7CB6

  • #5F7CB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F7CB6 is a blue with RGB values 95, 124, 182 and HSL 220°, 37%, 54%. 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

#5F7CB6#5F7CB6
HEX#5F7CB6
RGBrgb(95, 124, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4863, 0.7137
RGB percentages37.3%, 48.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(220, 37.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 47.8%, 71.4%)
CMYK47.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,257,846
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A08349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6681B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D79B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3C8891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6995F
Analogous#5FA8B6, #6E5FB6
Triadic#B65F7C, #7CB65F
Split complementary#B66E5F, #A8B65F
Tetradic#B65FA8, #B6995F, #5FB66E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEFF6
Lighter +30%#C8D2E6
Lighter +20%#A5B5D6
Lighter +10%#8299C6
Darker −10%#47639B
Darker −20%#374D78
Darker −30%#273655
Darker −40%#172032
More saturated +25%#4272D3
Less saturated −25%#7C8699

Channel breakdown

R95
G124
B182
Red95 (37.3%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)37.34%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7C · B B6

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