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Colour

#5B92EF

  • #5B92EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5B92EF is a blue with RGB values 91, 146, 239 and HSL 218°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5B92EF#5B92EF
HEX#5B92EF
RGBrgb(91, 146, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5725, 0.9373
RGB percentages35.7%, 57.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(217.7, 82.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 61.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK61.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,001,391
CSS custom property--colour: #5B92EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#A46D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#548CEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.23, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB85B
Analogous#5BDCEF, #6E5BEF
Triadic#EF5B92, #92EF5B
Split complementary#EF6E5B, #DCEF5B
Tetradic#EF5BDC, #EFB85B, #5BEF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EFFD
Lighter +20%#B8D0F8
Lighter +10%#89B1F4
Darker −10%#2D73EA
Darker −20%#145AD0
Darker −30%#1046A1
Darker −40%#0B3273
More saturated +25%#4B8EFF
Less saturated −25%#7198D8

Channel breakdown

R91
G146
B239
Red91 (35.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue217.7°
Saturation (HSL)82.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 92 · B EF

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