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Recognised as Colour

#5A84CD

  • #5A84CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A84CD is a blue with RGB values 90, 132, 205 and HSL 218°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5A84CD#5A84CD
HEX#5A84CD
RGBrgb(90, 132, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5176, 0.8039
RGB percentages35.3%, 51.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(218.1, 53.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 56.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK56.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,932,237
CSS custom property--colour: #5A84CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A57B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#587FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#05949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA35A
Analogous#5ABECD, #6A5ACD
Triadic#CD5A84, #84CD5A
Split complementary#CD6A5A, #BECD5A
Tetradic#CD5ABD, #CDA35A, #5ACD6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FC
Lighter +30%#CFDCF1
Lighter +20%#A8BEE5
Lighter +10%#81A1D9
Darker −10%#3968BB
Darker −20%#2D5394
Darker −30%#213D6D
Darker −40%#152746
More saturated +25%#3F7DE8
Less saturated −25%#758BB2

Channel breakdown

R90
G132
B205
Red90 (35.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue218.09°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 84 · B CD

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