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Recognised as Colour

#5BABDC

  • #5BABDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5BABDC is a blue with RGB values 91, 171, 220 and HSL 203°, 65%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5BABDC#5BABDC
HEX#5BABDC
RGBrgb(91, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages35.7%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.8, 64.8%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 58.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK58.6%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,007,772
CSS custom property--colour: #5BABDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A45423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#839DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8C5B
Analogous#5BDCCD, #5B6ADC
Triadic#DC5BAB, #ABDC5B
Split complementary#DC5B6A, #DCCD5B
Tetradic#CD5BDC, #DC8C5B, #6ADC5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9ECF7
Lighter +20%#AFD6EE
Lighter +10%#85C1E5
Darker −10%#3195D3
Darker −20%#2579AC
Darker −30%#1C5B82
Darker −40%#133E58
More saturated +25%#42B1F5
Less saturated −25%#74A5C3

Channel breakdown

R91
G171
B220
Red91 (35.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.79°
Saturation (HSL)64.82%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G AB · B DC

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