Colour

#5F7DC0

#5F7DC0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F7DC0 is a blue with RGB values 95, 125, 192 and HSL 221°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F7DC0

RGBrgb(95, 125, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4902, 0.7529

RGB percentages37.3%, 49%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(221.4, 43.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 50.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK50.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,258,112

CSS custom property--colour: #5F7DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#A0823F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6383C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#587ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#338B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C0A25F

Analogous#5FADC0, #725FC0

Triadic#C05F7D, #7DC05F

Split complementary#C0725F, #ADC05F

Tetradic#C05FAD, #C0A25F, #5FC072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F4FA

Lighter +30%#CDD6EB

Lighter +20%#A8B8DD

Lighter +10%#849BCE

Darker −10%#4362A9

Darker −20%#344D85

Darker −30%#263860

Darker −40%#17233C

More saturated +25%#4372DC

Less saturated −25%#7B88A4

Channel breakdown

R95

G125

B192

Red95 (37.3%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue221.44°

Saturation (HSL)43.5%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 7D · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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