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Colour

#5A9FC8

  • #5A9FC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5A9FC8 is a blue with RGB values 90, 159, 200 and HSL 202°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5A9FC8#5A9FC8
HEX#5A9FC8
RGBrgb(90, 159, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6235, 0.7843
RGB percentages35.3%, 62.4%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(202.4, 50%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 55%, 78.4%)
CMYK55%, 20.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,939,144
CSS custom property--colour: #5A9FC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A56037

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D92C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8835A
Analogous#5AC8BA, #5A68C8
Triadic#C85A9F, #9FC85A
Split complementary#C85A68, #C8BA5A
Tetradic#BA5AC8, #C8835A, #68C85A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8FB
Lighter +30%#CDE2EE
Lighter +20%#A6CCE2
Lighter +10%#80B5D5
Darker −10%#3C87B3
Darker −20%#2F6A8D
Darker −30%#224D67
Darker −40%#153040
More saturated +25%#3EA6E3
Less saturated −25%#7698AC

Channel breakdown

R90
G159
B200
Red90 (35.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue202.36°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G 9F · B C8

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