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Recognised as Colour

#5F8BF0

  • #5F8BF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F8BF0 is a blue with RGB values 95, 139, 240 and HSL 222°, 83%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F8BF0#5F8BF0
HEX#5F8BF0
RGBrgb(95, 139, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5451, 0.9412
RGB percentages37.3%, 54.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(221.8, 82.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 60.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK60.4%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,261,744
CSS custom property--colour: #5F8BF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A0740F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D95F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4888EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0C45F
Analogous#5FD4F0, #7B5FF0
Triadic#F05F8B, #8BF05F
Split complementary#F07C5F, #D3F05F
Tetradic#F05FD4, #F0C45F, #5FF07C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF0FD
Lighter +20%#BCCFF9
Lighter +10%#8EADF4
Darker −10%#3069EC
Darker −20%#144FD5
Darker −30%#103DA6
Darker −40%#0B2C78
More saturated +25%#5085FF
Less saturated −25%#7594DA

Channel breakdown

R95
G139
B240
Red95 (37.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue221.79°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 8B · B F0

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