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Recognised as Colour

#5F9AD4

  • #5F9AD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F9AD4 is a blue with RGB values 95, 154, 212 and HSL 210°, 58%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5F9AD4#5F9AD4
HEX#5F9AD4
RGBrgb(95, 154, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6039, 0.8314
RGB percentages37.3%, 60.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(209.7, 57.6%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 55.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK55.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,265,556
CSS custom property--colour: #5F9AD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A0652B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7390D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#04A7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4995F
Analogous#5FD4D3, #5F60D4
Triadic#D45F9A, #9AD45F
Split complementary#D45F60, #D4D35F
Tetradic#D45FD4, #D4995F, #60D45F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E6F4
Lighter +20%#AFCDEA
Lighter +10%#87B3DF
Darker −10%#3781C9
Darker −20%#2B67A2
Darker −30%#214D79
Darker −40%#163451
More saturated +25%#469AED
Less saturated −25%#789ABB

Channel breakdown

R95
G154
B212
Red95 (37.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue209.74°
Saturation (HSL)57.64%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 9A · B D4

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