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Recognised as Colour

#5AB5EB

  • #5AB5EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5AB5EB is a blue with RGB values 90, 181, 235 and HSL 202°, 78%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5AB5EB#5AB5EB
HEX#5AB5EB
RGBrgb(90, 181, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.7098, 0.9216
RGB percentages35.3%, 71%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(202.3, 78.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 61.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK61.7%, 23%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,944,811
CSS custom property--colour: #5AB5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#A54A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB905A
Analogous#5AEBD8, #5A6DEB
Triadic#EB5AB5, #B5EB5A
Split complementary#EB5A6D, #EBD85A
Tetradic#D85AEB, #EB905A, #6DEB5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F2FC
Lighter +20%#B5DEF6
Lighter +10%#87C9F1
Darker −10%#2DA1E5
Darker −20%#1886C7
Darker −30%#136799
Darker −40%#0D496C
More saturated +25%#46BAFF
Less saturated −25%#71AFD4

Channel breakdown

R90
G181
B235
Red90 (35.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue202.34°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G B5 · B EB

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