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Recognised as Colour

#5FA6DF

  • #5FA6DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5FA6DF is a blue with RGB values 95, 166, 223 and HSL 207°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5FA6DF#5FA6DF
HEX#5FA6DF
RGBrgb(95, 166, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.651, 0.8745
RGB percentages37.3%, 65.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(206.7, 66.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 57.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK57.4%, 25.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,268,639
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A05920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF985F
Analogous#5FDFD8, #5F66DF
Triadic#DF5FA6, #A6DF5F
Split complementary#DF5F66, #DFD85F
Tetradic#D85FDF, #DF985F, #66DF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEDF9
Lighter +20%#B4D5F0
Lighter +10%#89BEE7
Darker −10%#358ED6
Darker −20%#2474B4
Darker −30%#1C5989
Darker −40%#133D5F
More saturated +25%#47A9F7
Less saturated −25%#77A3C7

Channel breakdown

R95
G166
B223
Red95 (37.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue206.72°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G A6 · B DF

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