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Colour

#5FA4FF

  • #5FA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5FA4FF is a blue with RGB values 95, 164, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5FA4FF#5FA4FF
HEX#5FA4FF
RGBrgb(95, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages37.3%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.1, 100%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 62.7%, 100%)
CMYK62.7%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,268,159
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A05B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.1Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBA5F
Analogous#5FF4FF, #6A5FFF
Triadic#FF5FA4, #A4FF5F
Split complementary#FF6A5F, #F4FF5F
Tetradic#FF5FF4, #FFBA5F, #5FFF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFF
Lighter +20%#C5DEFF
Lighter +10%#92C1FF
Darker −10%#2C87FF
Darker −20%#006BF8
Darker −30%#0055C5
Darker −40%#003F92
More saturated +25%#5FA4FF
Less saturated −25%#73A7EB

Channel breakdown

R95
G164
B255
Red95 (37.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G A4 · B FF

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