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Recognised as Colour

#5FACE6

  • #5FACE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5FACE6 is a blue with RGB values 95, 172, 230 and HSL 206°, 73%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5FACE6#5FACE6
HEX#5FACE6
RGBrgb(95, 172, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6745, 0.902
RGB percentages37.3%, 67.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(205.8, 73%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 58.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK58.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,182
CSS custom property--colour: #5FACE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A05319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ADE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#809FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6995F
Analogous#5FE6DD, #5F68E6
Triadic#E65FAC, #ACE65F
Split complementary#E65F68, #E6DC5F
Tetradic#DD5FE6, #E6995F, #69E65F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F1FB
Lighter +20%#B7DAF4
Lighter +10%#8BC3ED
Darker −10%#3395DF
Darker −20%#1E7BC1
Darker −30%#175F95
Darker −40%#104369
More saturated +25%#48AFFD
Less saturated −25%#76A9CF

Channel breakdown

R95
G172
B230
Red95 (37.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue205.78°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AC · B E6

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