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Colour

#5F97FA

  • #5F97FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5F97FA is a blue with RGB values 95, 151, 250 and HSL 218°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5F97FA#5F97FA
HEX#5F97FA
RGBrgb(95, 151, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.5922, 0.9804
RGB percentages37.3%, 59.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(218.3, 93.9%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 62%, 98%)
CMYK62%, 39.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,264,826
CSS custom property--colour: #5F97FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A06805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA0FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5592F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC25F
Analogous#5FE5FA, #745FFA
Triadic#FA5F97, #97FA5F
Split complementary#FA755F, #E5FA5F
Tetradic#FA5FE5, #FAC25F, #5FFA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FF
Lighter +20%#C2D7FD
Lighter +10%#90B7FC
Darker −10%#2E77F8
Darker −20%#075AEC
Darker −30%#0647BA
Darker −40%#043489
More saturated +25%#5A96FF
Less saturated −25%#749DE5

Channel breakdown

R95
G151
B250
Red95 (37.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue218.32°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 97 · B FA

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