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Recognised as Colour

#5FA6F0

  • #5FA6F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5FA6F0 is a blue with RGB values 95, 166, 240 and HSL 211°, 83%, 66%. 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

#5FA6F0#5FA6F0
HEX#5FA6F0
RGBrgb(95, 166, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.651, 0.9412
RGB percentages37.3%, 65.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(210.6, 82.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 60.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK60.4%, 30.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,268,656
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA6F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A0590F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AAF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#739BEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0A95F
Analogous#5FEEF0, #615FF0
Triadic#F05FA6, #A6F05F
Split complementary#F0615F, #EEF05F
Tetradic#F05FEE, #F0A95F, #5FF061

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4FD
Lighter +20%#BCDAF9
Lighter +10%#8EC0F4
Darker −10%#308CEC
Darker −20%#1473D5
Darker −30%#1059A6
Darker −40%#0B4078
More saturated +25%#50A6FF
Less saturated −25%#75A6DA

Channel breakdown

R95
G166
B240
Red95 (37.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue210.62°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G A6 · B F0

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