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Recognised as Colour

#5F80DC

  • #5F80DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F80DC is a blue with RGB values 95, 128, 220 and HSL 224°, 64%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F80DC#5F80DC
HEX#5F80DC
RGBrgb(95, 128, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.502, 0.8627
RGB percentages37.3%, 50.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(224.2, 64.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 56.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK56.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,258,908
CSS custom property--colour: #5F80DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A07F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#588AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#487FDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBB5F
Analogous#5FBEDC, #7D5FDC
Triadic#DC5F80, #80DC5F
Split complementary#DC7D5F, #BEDC5F
Tetradic#DC5FBE, #DCBB5F, #5FDC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE4F7
Lighter +20%#B3C2EE
Lighter +10%#89A1E5
Darker −10%#355FD3
Darker −20%#264AAF
Darker −30%#1D3885
Darker −40%#14275B
More saturated +25%#4774F4
Less saturated −25%#778CC4

Channel breakdown

R95
G128
B220
Red95 (37.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue224.16°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 80 · B DC

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