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Recognised as Colour

#5A8DE4

  • #5A8DE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A8DE4 is a blue with RGB values 90, 141, 228 and HSL 218°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5A8DE4#5A8DE4
HEX#5A8DE4
RGBrgb(90, 141, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5529, 0.8941
RGB percentages35.3%, 55.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(217.8, 71.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 60.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK60.5%, 38.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,934,564
CSS custom property--colour: #5A8DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A5721B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6794E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5588E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.12, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B15A
Analogous#5AD2E4, #6C5AE4
Triadic#E45A8D, #8DE45A
Split complementary#E46C5A, #D2E45A
Tetradic#E45AD2, #E4B15A, #5AE46C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE8FA
Lighter +20%#B2CAF2
Lighter +10%#86ABEB
Darker −10%#2E6FDD
Darker −20%#1E58BA
Darker −30%#17438E
Darker −40%#102E62
More saturated +25%#4287FC
Less saturated −25%#7293CC

Channel breakdown

R90
G141
B228
Red90 (35.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue217.83°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 8D · B E4

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