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Colour

#5BA1FF

  • #5BA1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5BA1FF is a blue with RGB values 91, 161, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5BA1FF#5BA1FF
HEX#5BA1FF
RGBrgb(91, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages35.7%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.4, 100%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 64.3%, 100%)
CMYK64.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,005,247
CSS custom property--colour: #5BA1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A45E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6099FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB95B
Analogous#5BF3FF, #675BFF
Triadic#FF5BA1, #A1FF5B
Split complementary#FF675B, #F3FF5B
Tetradic#FF5BF3, #FFB95B, #5BFF67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FF
Lighter +20%#C1DBFF
Lighter +10%#8EBEFF
Darker −10%#2884FF
Darker −20%#0068F4
Darker −30%#0052C1
Darker −40%#003D8E
More saturated +25%#5BA1FF
Less saturated −25%#70A4EB

Channel breakdown

R91
G161
B255
Red91 (35.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G A1 · B FF

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