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Recognised as Colour

#5B8CD6

  • #5B8CD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B8CD6 is a blue with RGB values 91, 140, 214 and HSL 216°, 60%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5B8CD6#5B8CD6
HEX#5B8CD6
RGBrgb(91, 140, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.549, 0.8392
RGB percentages35.7%, 54.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(216.1, 60%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 57.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK57.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,999,830
CSS custom property--colour: #5B8CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A47329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D91D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E86D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8Royal blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6A55B
Analogous#5BC9D6, #685BD6
Triadic#D65B8C, #8CD65B
Split complementary#D6685B, #C9D65B
Tetradic#D65BC9, #D6A55B, #5BD668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D5E2F5
Lighter +20%#ADC5EA
Lighter +10%#84A9E0
Darker −10%#3370CB
Darker −20%#2959A2
Darker −30%#1E437A
Darker −40%#142C51
More saturated +25%#4187F0
Less saturated −25%#7591BC

Channel breakdown

R91
G140
B214
Red91 (35.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue216.1°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 8C · B D6

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