Recognised as Colour

#5A90EF

#5A90EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5A90EF is a blue with RGB values 90, 144, 239 and HSL 218°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5A90EF

RGBrgb(90, 144, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5647, 0.9373

RGB percentages35.3%, 56.5%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(218.3, 82.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 62.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK62.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,935,343

CSS custom property--colour: #5A90EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#A56F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6699F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#508BEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3 Royal blue · ΔE 23 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.58, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFB95A

Analogous#5ADAEF, #6F5AEF

Triadic#EF5A90, #90EF5A

Split complementary#EF6F5A, #DAEF5A

Tetradic#EF5ADA, #EFB95A, #5AEF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5EEFD

Lighter +20%#B7CFF8

Lighter +10%#88AFF4

Darker −10%#2C71EA

Darker −20%#1458CF

Darker −30%#1044A0

Darker −40%#0B3072

More saturated +25%#4A8CFF

Less saturated −25%#7196D8

Channel breakdown

R90

G144

B239

Red90 (35.3%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue218.26°

Saturation (HSL)82.32%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G 90 · B EF

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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