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Recognised as Colour

#5BBEF2

  • #5BBEF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5BBEF2 is a blue with RGB values 91, 190, 242 and HSL 201°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5BBEF2#5BBEF2
HEX#5BBEF2
RGBrgb(91, 190, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.7451, 0.949
RGB percentages35.7%, 74.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 85.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 62.4%, 94.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,012,658
CSS custom property--colour: #5BBEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A4410D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5BCF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ADF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light skyblue · ΔE 9.3Sky blue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 23Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F28F5B
Analogous#5BF2DA, #5B73F2
Triadic#F25BBE, #BEF25B
Split complementary#F25B73, #F2DA5B
Tetradic#DB5BF2, #F28F5B, #73F25B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F6FD
Lighter +20%#BAE3F9
Lighter +10%#8AD1F6
Darker −10%#2CABEE
Darker −20%#1192D6
Darker −30%#0D72A7
Darker −40%#095278
More saturated +25%#4EC2FF
Less saturated −25%#71B7DC

Channel breakdown

R91
G190
B242
Red91 (35.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue200.66°
Saturation (HSL)85.31%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G BE · B F2

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