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Recognised as Colour

#5697F4

  • #5697F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5697F4 is a blue with RGB values 86, 151, 244 and HSL 215°, 88%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5697F4#5697F4
HEX#5697F4
RGBrgb(86, 151, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5922, 0.9569
RGB percentages33.7%, 59.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(215.3, 87.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 64.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK64.8%, 38.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,674,996
CSS custom property--colour: #5697F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A9680B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9EF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5790F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4B356
Analogous#56E6F4, #6456F4
Triadic#F45697, #97F456
Split complementary#F46456, #E6F456
Tetradic#F456E6, #F4B356, #56F464

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EFFD
Lighter +20%#B6D2FA
Lighter +10%#86B4F7
Darker −10%#267AF1
Darker −20%#0E60D6
Darker −30%#0B4BA6
Darker −40%#083576
More saturated +25%#4B95FF
Less saturated −25%#6C9BDE

Channel breakdown

R86
G151
B244
Red86 (33.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue215.32°
Saturation (HSL)87.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 97 · B F4

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