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Colour

#5F7FFF

  • #5F7FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5F7FFF is a blue with RGB values 95, 127, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5F7FFF#5F7FFF
HEX#5F7FFF
RGBrgb(95, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(228, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,258,687
CSS custom property--colour: #5F7FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A08000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3590FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0082FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009DB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDF5F
Analogous#5FCFFF, #8F5FFF
Triadic#FF5F7F, #7FFF5F
Split complementary#FF8F5F, #CFFF5F
Tetradic#FF5FCF, #FFDF5F, #5FFF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F9FF
Lighter +20%#C5D1FF
Lighter +10%#92A8FF
Darker −10%#2C56FF
Darker −20%#0032F8
Darker −30%#0027C5
Darker −40%#001D92
More saturated +25%#5F7FFF
Less saturated −25%#738BEB

Channel breakdown

R95
G127
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 7F · B FF

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