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Recognised as Colour

#5D7BDE

  • #5D7BDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D7BDE is a blue with RGB values 93, 123, 222 and HSL 226°, 66%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D7BDE#5D7BDE
HEX#5D7BDE
RGBrgb(93, 123, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4824, 0.8706
RGB percentages36.5%, 48.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(226, 66.2%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 58.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK58.1%, 44.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,126,558
CSS custom property--colour: #5D7BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#A28421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E87E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC05D
Analogous#5DBCDE, #7F5DDE
Triadic#DE5D7B, #7BDE5D
Split complementary#DE805D, #BCDE5D
Tetradic#DE5DBC, #DEC05D, #5DDE80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE3F8
Lighter +20%#B2C0EF
Lighter +10%#879EE7
Darker −10%#3358D5
Darker −20%#2445B1
Darker −30%#1B3487
Darker −40%#13245C
More saturated +25%#456EF6
Less saturated −25%#7588C6

Channel breakdown

R93
G123
B222
Red93 (36.5%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue226.05°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 7B · B DE

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