Colour

#5F82C3

#5F82C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F82C3 is a blue with RGB values 95, 130, 195 and HSL 219°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F82C3

RGBrgb(95, 130, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5098, 0.7647

RGB percentages37.3%, 51%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(219, 45.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219, 51.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK51.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,259,395

CSS custom property--colour: #5F82C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#A07D3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6987C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D7EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2F9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3A05F

Analogous#5FB4C3, #6E5FC3

Triadic#C35F82, #82C35F

Split complementary#C36E5F, #B4C35F

Tetradic#C35FB4, #C3A05F, #5FC36E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F6FB

Lighter +30%#CED9ED

Lighter +20%#A9BCDF

Lighter +10%#849FD1

Darker −10%#4167AE

Darker −20%#335189

Darker −30%#253B64

Darker −40%#17253F

More saturated +25%#447ADE

Less saturated −25%#7B8AA8

Channel breakdown

R95

G130

B195

Red95 (37.3%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue219°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 82 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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