Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#5FA8D3

  • #5FA8D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5FA8D3 is a blue with RGB values 95, 168, 211 and HSL 202°, 57%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5FA8D3#5FA8D3
HEX#5FA8D3
RGBrgb(95, 168, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6588, 0.8275
RGB percentages37.3%, 65.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(202.2, 56.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 55%, 82.7%)
CMYK55%, 20.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,269,139
CSS custom property--colour: #5FA8D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A0572C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A7D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 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 text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D38A5F
Analogous#5FD3C4, #5F6ED3
Triadic#D35FA8, #A8D35F
Split complementary#D35F6E, #D3C45F
Tetradic#C45FD3, #D38A5F, #6ED35F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7E9F4
Lighter +20%#AFD3E9
Lighter +10%#87BEDE
Darker −10%#3792C8
Darker −20%#2C75A0
Darker −30%#215878
Darker −40%#163A50
More saturated +25%#46AFEC
Less saturated −25%#79A1B9

Channel breakdown

R95
G168
B211
Red95 (37.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue202.24°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G A8 · B D3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “5fa8d3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.