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Recognised as Colour

#5FAEE7

  • #5FAEE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5FAEE7 is a blue with RGB values 95, 174, 231 and HSL 205°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5FAEE7#5FAEE7
HEX#5FAEE7
RGBrgb(95, 174, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6824, 0.9059
RGB percentages37.3%, 68.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(205.1, 73.9%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 58.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK58.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,270,695
CSS custom property--colour: #5FAEE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A05118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95AEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC1no 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 text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7985F
Analogous#5FE7DC, #5F6AE7
Triadic#E75FAE, #AEE75F
Split complementary#E75F6A, #E7DC5F
Tetradic#DC5FE7, #E7985F, #6AE75F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1FB
Lighter +20%#B8DBF4
Lighter +10%#8BC4EE
Darker −10%#3398E0
Darker −20%#1D7DC3
Darker −30%#176196
Darker −40%#10446A
More saturated +25%#48B2FE
Less saturated −25%#76AAD0

Channel breakdown

R95
G174
B231
Red95 (37.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue205.15°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G AE · B E7

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