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Recognised as Colour

#5FB0FC

  • #5FB0FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5FB0FC is a blue with RGB values 95, 176, 252 and HSL 209°, 96%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5FB0FC#5FB0FC
HEX#5FB0FC
RGBrgb(95, 176, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.6902, 0.9882
RGB percentages37.3%, 69%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(209, 96.3%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 62.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK62.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,271,228
CSS custom property--colour: #5FB0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#A04F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Sky blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCAB5F
Analogous#5FFCF9, #5F62FC
Triadic#FC5FB0, #B0FC5F
Split complementary#FC5F62, #FCFA5F
Tetradic#F95FFC, #FCAB5F, #62FC5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAFF
Lighter +20%#C3E1FE
Lighter +10%#91C9FD
Darker −10%#2D97FB
Darker −20%#057EF0
Darker −30%#0464BE
Darker −40%#034A8C
More saturated +25%#5CB0FF
Less saturated −25%#73AFE8

Channel breakdown

R95
G176
B252
Red95 (37.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue209.04°
Saturation (HSL)96.32%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G B0 · B FC

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