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Colour

#5BAEF1

  • #5BAEF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5BAEF1 is a blue with RGB values 91, 174, 241 and HSL 207°, 84%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5BAEF1#5BAEF1
HEX#5BAEF1
RGBrgb(91, 174, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.6824, 0.9451
RGB percentages35.7%, 68.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(206.8, 84.3%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 62.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK62.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,008,561
CSS custom property--colour: #5BAEF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A4510E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B0F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F19E5B
Analogous#5BF1E9, #5B63F1
Triadic#F15BAE, #AEF15B
Split complementary#F15B63, #F1E95B
Tetradic#E95BF1, #F19E5B, #63F15B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F4FD
Lighter +20%#B9DCF9
Lighter +10%#8AC5F5
Darker −10%#2C97ED
Darker −20%#127DD4
Darker −30%#0E62A5
Darker −40%#0A4676
More saturated +25%#4DAFFF
Less saturated −25%#71ACDB

Channel breakdown

R91
G174
B241
Red91 (35.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue206.8°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G AE · B F1

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