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Colour

#5A96FF

  • #5A96FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5A96FF is a blue with RGB values 90, 150, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5A96FF#5A96FF
HEX#5A96FF
RGBrgb(90, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages35.3%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.2, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK64.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,936,895
CSS custom property--colour: #5A96FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A56900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC35A
Analogous#5AE8FF, #715AFF
Triadic#FF5A96, #96FF5A
Split complementary#FF715A, #E9FF5A
Tetradic#FF5AE8, #FFC35A, #5AFF71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FF
Lighter +20%#C0D7FF
Lighter +10%#8DB6FF
Darker −10%#2776FF
Darker −20%#0058F3
Darker −30%#0046C0
Darker −40%#00338D
More saturated +25%#5A96FF
Less saturated −25%#6F9CEA

Channel breakdown

R90
G150
B255
Red90 (35.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 96 · B FF

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