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Recognised as Colour

#5F83CD

  • #5F83CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F83CD is a blue with RGB values 95, 131, 205 and HSL 220°, 52%, 59%. 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

#5F83CD#5F83CD
HEX#5F83CD
RGBrgb(95, 131, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5137, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.3%, 51.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(220.4, 52.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 53.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,259,661
CSS custom property--colour: #5F83CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 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#818181
Inverted#A07C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6589D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#587FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#23939Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 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 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA95F
Analogous#5FBACD, #725FCD
Triadic#CD5F83, #83CD5F
Split complementary#CD725F, #BACD5F
Tetradic#CD5FBA, #CDA95F, #5FCD72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4DDF1
Lighter +20%#ADBFE5
Lighter +10%#86A1D9
Darker −10%#3B66BE
Darker −20%#2F5197
Darker −30%#233C70
Darker −40%#172749
More saturated +25%#457AE7
Less saturated −25%#798CB3

Channel breakdown

R95
G131
B205
Red95 (37.3%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue220.36°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 83 · B CD

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