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Recognised as Colour

#5F84CB

  • #5F84CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F84CB is a blue with RGB values 95, 132, 203 and HSL 219°, 51%, 58%. 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

#5F84CB#5F84CB
HEX#5F84CB
RGBrgb(95, 132, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5176, 0.7961
RGB percentages37.3%, 51.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(219.4, 50.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 53.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK53.2%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,259,915
CSS custom property--colour: #5F84CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A07B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#688ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B80C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#26949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA65F
Analogous#5FBACB, #705FCB
Triadic#CB5F84, #84CB5F
Split complementary#CB705F, #BACB5F
Tetradic#CB5FBA, #CBA65F, #5FCB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFD
Lighter +30%#D2DDF1
Lighter +20%#ACBFE4
Lighter +10%#85A2D8
Darker −10%#3D68BA
Darker −20%#305294
Darker −30%#243D6D
Darker −40%#172747
More saturated +25%#447CE5
Less saturated −25%#7A8CB0

Channel breakdown

R95
G132
B203
Red95 (37.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue219.44°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 84 · B CB

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