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Recognised as Colour

#5D6EBA

  • #5D6EBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D6EBA is a blue with RGB values 93, 110, 186 and HSL 229°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D6EBA#5D6EBA
HEX#5D6EBA
RGBrgb(93, 110, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4314, 0.7294
RGB percentages36.5%, 43.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(229, 40.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 50%, 72.9%)
CMYK50%, 40.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,123,194
CSS custom property--colour: #5D6EBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#A29145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5077BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#476FB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#377E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA95D
Analogous#5D9DBA, #7A5DBA
Triadic#BA5D6E, #6EBA5D
Split complementary#BA7A5D, #9DBA5D
Tetradic#BA5D9D, #BAA95D, #5DBA7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEEF7
Lighter +30%#C8CEE8
Lighter +20%#A5AED8
Lighter +10%#818EC9
Darker −10%#4455A0
Darker −20%#35427C
Darker −30%#262F58
Darker −40%#161C35
More saturated +25%#405CD7
Less saturated −25%#7A809D

Channel breakdown

R93
G110
B186
Red93 (36.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue229.03°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 6E · B BA

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