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Recognised as Colour

#005EFE

  • #005EFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005EFE is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 254 and HSL 218°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005EFE#005EFE
HEX#005EFE
RGBrgb(0, 94, 254)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.9961
RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(217.8, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK100%, 63%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,318
CSS custom property--colour: #005EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FFA101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.3Blue violet · ΔE 31.8Medium blue · ΔE 35Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA000
Analogous#00DDFE, #2100FE
Triadic#FE005E, #5EFE00
Split complementary#FE2100, #DDFE00
Tetradic#FE00DD, #FEA000, #00FE21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDEFF
Lighter +30%#98BEFF
Lighter +20%#659EFF
Lighter +10%#327EFF
Darker −10%#004BCB
Darker −20%#003898
Darker −30%#002565
Darker −40%#001332
More saturated +25%#005EFE
Less saturated −25%#2066DE

Channel breakdown

R0
G94
B254
Red0 (0%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue217.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B FE

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