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Colour

#5F87CC

  • #5F87CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F87CC is a blue with RGB values 95, 135, 204 and HSL 218°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F87CC#5F87CC
HEX#5F87CC
RGBrgb(95, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages37.3%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(218, 51.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 53.4%, 80%)
CMYK53.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,260,684
CSS custom property--colour: #5F87CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A07833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E82CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2396A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30Slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA45F
Analogous#5FBDCC, #6E5FCC
Triadic#CC5F87, #87CC5F
Split complementary#CC6E5F, #BDCC5F
Tetradic#CC5FBD, #CCA45F, #5FCC6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFD
Lighter +30%#D3DEF1
Lighter +20%#ACC1E5
Lighter +10%#86A4D8
Darker −10%#3C6BBC
Darker −20%#305595
Darker −30%#233F6F
Darker −40%#172948
More saturated +25%#4580E6
Less saturated −25%#798EB2

Channel breakdown

R95
G135
B204
Red95 (37.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue217.98°
Saturation (HSL)51.66%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 87 · B CC

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