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Recognised as Colour

#5BA2CE

  • #5BA2CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5BA2CE is a blue with RGB values 91, 162, 206 and HSL 203°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5BA2CE#5BA2CE
HEX#5BA2CE
RGBrgb(91, 162, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6353, 0.8078
RGB percentages35.7%, 63.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(203, 54%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 55.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK55.8%, 21.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,005,454
CSS custom property--colour: #5BA2CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#A45D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA1D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E95CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE875B
Analogous#5BCEC1, #5B68CE
Triadic#CE5BA2, #A2CE5B
Split complementary#CE5B68, #CEC15B
Tetradic#C15BCE, #CE875B, #69CE5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFD
Lighter +30%#D1E5F1
Lighter +20%#AACFE5
Lighter +10%#82B8DA
Darker −10%#398BBD
Darker −20%#2D6E96
Darker −30%#21516F
Darker −40%#153448
More saturated +25%#40A8E9
Less saturated −25%#769CB3

Channel breakdown

R91
G162
B206
Red91 (35.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue202.96°
Saturation (HSL)53.99%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G A2 · B CE

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