Colour

#5F819F

#5F819F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#5F819F is a blue with RGB values 95, 129, 159 and HSL 208°, 25%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5F819F#5F819F

HEX#5F819F

RGBrgb(95, 129, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5059, 0.6235

RGB percentages37.3%, 50.6%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(208.1, 25.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 40.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK40.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,259,103

CSS custom property--colour: #5F819F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

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

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A07E60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7581A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#48888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Steel blue · ΔE 12.4 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F7D5F

Analogous#5F9F9D, #5F619F

Triadic#9F5F81, #819F5F

Split complementary#9F5F61, #9F9D5F

Tetradic#9D5F9F, #9F7D5F, #619F5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE5EC

Lighter +30%#BFCCD8

Lighter +20%#9FB3C5

Lighter +10%#7F9AB2

Darker −10%#4C677F

Darker −20%#394D5F

Darker −30%#26333F

Darker −40%#13191F

More saturated +25%#3F83BF

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R95

G129

B159

Red95 (37.3%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue208.13°

Saturation (HSL)25.2%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 81 · B 9F

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