Colour

#5F8BC2

#5F8BC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5F8BC2 is a blue with RGB values 95, 139, 194 and HSL 213°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5F8BC2

RGBrgb(95, 139, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5451, 0.7608

RGB percentages37.3%, 54.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(213.3, 44.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 51%, 76.1%)

CMYK51%, 28.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,261,698

CSS custom property--colour: #5F8BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#A0743D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#758EC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6984C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2E979Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2965F

Analogous#5FBCC2, #655FC2

Triadic#C25F8B, #8BC25F

Split complementary#C2655F, #BCC25F

Tetradic#C25FBC, #C2965F, #5FC265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F6FA

Lighter +30%#CEDBEC

Lighter +20%#A9C1DE

Lighter +10%#84A6D0

Darker −10%#4271AC

Darker −20%#345987

Darker −30%#264162

Darker −40%#17283E

More saturated +25%#4388DE

Less saturated −25%#7B8EA6

Channel breakdown

R95

G139

B194

Red95 (37.3%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)44.8%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5F · G 8B · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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