Recognised as Colour

#5B85ED

#5B85ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5B85ED is a blue with RGB values 91, 133, 237 and HSL 223°, 80%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5B85ED

RGBrgb(91, 133, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5216, 0.9294

RGB percentages35.7%, 52.2%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(222.7, 80.2%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 61.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK61.6%, 43.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,998,061

CSS custom property--colour: #5B85ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#A47A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5490F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D83EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9 Royal blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDC35B

Analogous#5BCEED, #7A5BED

Triadic#ED5B85, #85ED5B

Split complementary#ED7A5B, #CEED5B

Tetradic#ED5BCE, #EDC35B, #5BED7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5ECFC

Lighter +20%#B7C9F7

Lighter +10%#89A7F2

Darker −10%#2D63E8

Darker −20%#164BCC

Darker −30%#113A9E

Darker −40%#0C2970

More saturated +25%#497DFF

Less saturated −25%#728FD6

Channel breakdown

R91

G133

B237

Red91 (35.7%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue222.74°

Saturation (HSL)80.22%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G 85 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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