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Recognised as Colour

#5FAAE8

  • #5FAAE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5FAAE8 is a blue with RGB values 95, 170, 232 and HSL 207°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5FAAE8#5FAAE8
HEX#5FAAE8
RGBrgb(95, 170, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6667, 0.9098
RGB percentages37.3%, 66.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(207.2, 74.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 59.1%, 91%)
CMYK59.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,269,672
CSS custom property--colour: #5FAAE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A05517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FABEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9EE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89D5F
Analogous#5FE8E2, #5F65E8
Triadic#E85FAA, #AAE85F
Split complementary#E85F65, #E8E25F
Tetradic#E25FE8, #E89D5F, #66E85F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F1FB
Lighter +20%#B8D9F5
Lighter +10%#8CC2EE
Darker −10%#3292E2
Darker −20%#1C78C5
Darker −30%#165D98
Darker −40%#0F426C
More saturated +25%#48ACFF
Less saturated −25%#76A8D1

Channel breakdown

R95
G170
B232
Red95 (37.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue207.15°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AA · B E8

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