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Colour

#5F87E2

  • #5F87E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F87E2 is a blue with RGB values 95, 135, 226 and HSL 222°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F87E2#5F87E2
HEX#5F87E2
RGBrgb(95, 135, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5294, 0.8863
RGB percentages37.3%, 52.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(221.7, 69.3%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 58%, 88.6%)
CMYK58%, 40.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,260,706
CSS custom property--colour: #5F87E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A0781D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6090E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E84E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BA5F
Analogous#5FC9E2, #785FE2
Triadic#E25F87, #87E25F
Split complementary#E2795F, #C9E25F
Tetradic#E25FC9, #E2BA5F, #5FE279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E8F9
Lighter +20%#B5C8F2
Lighter +10%#8AA7EA
Darker −10%#3467DA
Darker −20%#2250B9
Darker −30%#1A3D8E
Darker −40%#122B63
More saturated +25%#477EFA
Less saturated −25%#7790CA

Channel breakdown

R95
G135
B226
Red95 (37.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue221.68°
Saturation (HSL)69.31%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 87 · B E2

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