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Recognised as Colour

#5F9BD6

  • #5F9BD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5F9BD6 is a blue with RGB values 95, 155, 214 and HSL 210°, 59%, 61%. 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

#5F9BD6#5F9BD6
HEX#5F9BD6
RGBrgb(95, 155, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6078, 0.8392
RGB percentages37.3%, 60.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(209.7, 59.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 55.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK55.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,265,814
CSS custom property--colour: #5F9BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A06429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7391D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69A5F
Analogous#5FD6D5, #5F60D6
Triadic#D65F9B, #9BD65F
Split complementary#D65F60, #D6D65F
Tetradic#D55FD6, #D69A5F, #60D65F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E7F5
Lighter +20%#B0CEEB
Lighter +10%#88B4E0
Darker −10%#3682CC
Darker −20%#2A68A5
Darker −30%#204E7C
Darker −40%#153554
More saturated +25%#469BEF
Less saturated −25%#789BBD

Channel breakdown

R95
G155
B214
Red95 (37.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue209.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.2%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G 9B · B D6

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