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Recognised as Colour

#5F90EC

  • #5F90EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F90EC is a blue with RGB values 95, 144, 236 and HSL 219°, 79%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F90EC#5F90EC
HEX#5F90EC
RGBrgb(95, 144, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5647, 0.9255
RGB percentages37.3%, 56.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219.1, 78.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 59.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK59.7%, 39%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,263,020
CSS custom property--colour: #5F90EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A06F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6898F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#558BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B3no 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 text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.13, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBB5F
Analogous#5FD7EC, #755FEC
Triadic#EC5F90, #90EC5F
Split complementary#EC755F, #D6EC5F
Tetradic#EC5FD6, #ECBB5F, #5FEC75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EFFC
Lighter +20%#BACFF7
Lighter +10%#8DB0F1
Darker −10%#3170E7
Darker −20%#1857CD
Darker −30%#13449F
Darker −40%#0D3072
More saturated +25%#4C8AFF
Less saturated −25%#7597D6

Channel breakdown

R95
G144
B236
Red95 (37.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue219.15°
Saturation (HSL)78.77%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 90 · B EC

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