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Recognised as Colour

#5FA3CD

  • #5FA3CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5FA3CD is a blue with RGB values 95, 163, 205 and HSL 203°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5FA3CD#5FA3CD
HEX#5FA3CD
RGBrgb(95, 163, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6392, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.3%, 63.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(202.9, 52.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 53.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,267,853
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA3CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A05C32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A2CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8197CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#13AEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD895F
Analogous#5FCDC0, #5F6CCD
Triadic#CD5FA3, #A3CD5F
Split complementary#CD5F6C, #CDC05F
Tetradic#C05FCD, #CD895F, #6CCD5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#D4E6F1
Lighter +20%#ADD0E5
Lighter +10%#86B9D9
Darker −10%#3B8CBE
Darker −20%#2F6F97
Darker −30%#235370
Darker −40%#173649
More saturated +25%#45A9E7
Less saturated −25%#799DB3

Channel breakdown

R95
G163
B205
Red95 (37.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue202.91°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G A3 · B CD

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