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Recognised as Colour

#5F7DBB

  • #5F7DBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F7DBB is a blue with RGB values 95, 125, 187 and HSL 220°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F7DBB#5F7DBB
HEX#5F7DBB
RGBrgb(95, 125, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4902, 0.7333
RGB percentages37.3%, 49%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(220.4, 40.4%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 49.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK49.2%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,258,107
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A08244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6582BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B7ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#388A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9D5F
Analogous#5FABBB, #6F5FBB
Triadic#BB5F7D, #7DBB5F
Split complementary#BB6F5F, #ABBB5F
Tetradic#BB5FAB, #BB9D5F, #5FBB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF1F8
Lighter +30%#CAD4E9
Lighter +20%#A7B7D9
Lighter +10%#839ACA
Darker −10%#4563A2
Darker −20%#364D7E
Darker −30%#26375B
Darker −40%#172237
More saturated +25%#4373D8
Less saturated −25%#7C879F

Channel breakdown

R95
G125
B187
Red95 (37.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7D · B BB

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