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Recognised as Colour

#5F88BF

  • #5F88BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F88BF is a blue with RGB values 95, 136, 191 and HSL 214°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F88BF#5F88BF
HEX#5F88BF
RGBrgb(95, 136, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5333, 0.749
RGB percentages37.3%, 53.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(214.4, 42.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 50.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK50.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,260,927
CSS custom property--colour: #5F88BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A07740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6782BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#32949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF965F
Analogous#5FB8BF, #665FBF
Triadic#BF5F88, #88BF5F
Split complementary#BF665F, #B8BF5F
Tetradic#BF5FB8, #BF965F, #5FBF66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4F9
Lighter +30%#CCD9EB
Lighter +20%#A8BEDC
Lighter +10%#83A3CE
Darker −10%#436EA8
Darker −20%#355683
Darker −30%#263E5F
Darker −40%#17263B
More saturated +25%#4384DB
Less saturated −25%#7B8CA3

Channel breakdown

R95
G136
B191
Red95 (37.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue214.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 88 · B BF

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