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Recognised as Colour

#5F7ED3

  • #5F7ED3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F7ED3 is a blue with RGB values 95, 126, 211 and HSL 224°, 57%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F7ED3#5F7ED3
HEX#5F7ED3
RGBrgb(95, 126, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.4941, 0.8275
RGB percentages37.3%, 49.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(224, 56.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 55%, 82.7%)
CMYK55%, 40.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,258,387
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#A0812C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B87D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1B919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B45F
Analogous#5FB8D3, #7A5FD3
Triadic#D35F7E, #7ED35F
Split complementary#D37A5F, #B8D35F
Tetradic#D35FB8, #D3B45F, #5FD37A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7DFF4
Lighter +20%#AFBFE9
Lighter +10%#879EDE
Darker −10%#375EC8
Darker −20%#2C4BA0
Darker −30%#213878
Darker −40%#162650
More saturated +25%#4672EC
Less saturated −25%#798AB9

Channel breakdown

R95
G126
B211
Red95 (37.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue223.97°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7E · B D3

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