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Recognised as Colour

#5D6ECD

  • #5D6ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5D6ECD is a blue with RGB values 93, 110, 205 and HSL 231°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5D6ECD#5D6ECD
HEX#5D6ECD
RGBrgb(93, 110, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4314, 0.8039
RGB percentages36.5%, 43.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(230.9, 52.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 54.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,123,213
CSS custom property--colour: #5D6ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#A29132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3571CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#228393no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBC5D
Analogous#5DA6CD, #845DCD
Triadic#CD5D6E, #6ECD5D
Split complementary#CD845D, #A6CD5D
Tetradic#CD5DA6, #CDBC5D, #5DCD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFD
Lighter +30%#D2D7F1
Lighter +20%#ABB4E5
Lighter +10%#8491D9
Darker −10%#3A4EBD
Darker −20%#2E3E96
Darker −30%#222E6F
Darker −40%#161E48
More saturated +25%#435CE8
Less saturated −25%#7880B3

Channel breakdown

R93
G110
B205
Red93 (36.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue230.89°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 6E · B CD

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