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Recognised as Colour

#5F89BF

  • #5F89BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F89BF is a blue with RGB values 95, 137, 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

#5F89BF#5F89BF
HEX#5F89BF
RGBrgb(95, 137, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5373, 0.749
RGB percentages37.3%, 53.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 42.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 50.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK50.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,261,183
CSS custom property--colour: #5F89BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 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#848484
Inverted#A07640

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6882BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#32959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 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

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF955F
Analogous#5FB9BF, #655FBF
Triadic#BF5F89, #89BF5F
Split complementary#BF655F, #B9BF5F
Tetradic#BF5FB9, #BF955F, #5FBF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4F9
Lighter +30%#CCDAEB
Lighter +20%#A8BFDC
Lighter +10%#83A4CE
Darker −10%#436FA8
Darker −20%#355783
Darker −30%#263F5F
Darker −40%#17273B
More saturated +25%#4386DB
Less saturated −25%#7B8DA3

Channel breakdown

R95
G137
B191
Red95 (37.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 89 · B BF

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