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Recognised as Colour

#5AADE2

  • #5AADE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5AADE2 is a blue with RGB values 90, 173, 226 and HSL 203°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5AADE2#5AADE2
HEX#5AADE2
RGBrgb(90, 173, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6784, 0.8863
RGB percentages35.3%, 67.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(203.4, 70.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 60.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 23.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,942,754
CSS custom property--colour: #5AADE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A5521D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ADE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#829FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.5Light skyblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28F5A
Analogous#5AE2D3, #5A69E2
Triadic#E25AAD, #ADE25A
Split complementary#E25A69, #E2D35A
Tetradic#D35AE2, #E28F5A, #69E25A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEEF9
Lighter +20%#B1D8F1
Lighter +10%#85C3EA
Darker −10%#2F97DA
Darker −20%#207CB6
Darker −30%#185E8B
Darker −40%#11415F
More saturated +25%#42B2FA
Less saturated −25%#72A8CA

Channel breakdown

R90
G173
B226
Red90 (35.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue203.38°
Saturation (HSL)70.1%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G AD · B E2

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