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Recognised as Colour

#5AA8F9

  • #5AA8F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5AA8F9 is a blue with RGB values 90, 168, 249 and HSL 211°, 93%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5AA8F9#5AA8F9
HEX#5AA8F9
RGBrgb(90, 168, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6588, 0.9765
RGB percentages35.3%, 65.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(210.6, 93%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 63.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK63.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,941,497
CSS custom property--colour: #5AA8F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A55706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ACFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Sky blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9AB5A
Analogous#5AF8F9, #5B5AF9
Triadic#F95AA8, #A8F95A
Split complementary#F95B5A, #F8F95A
Tetradic#F95AF8, #F9AB5A, #5AF95B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF6FE
Lighter +20%#BCDCFD
Lighter +10%#8BC2FB
Darker −10%#298EF7
Darker −20%#0874E5
Darker −30%#075BB3
Darker −40%#054282
More saturated +25%#54A8FF
Less saturated −25%#6FA8E4

Channel breakdown

R90
G168
B249
Red90 (35.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue210.57°
Saturation (HSL)92.98%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G A8 · B F9

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