Colour

#5D7DD2

#5D7DD2
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D7DD2 is a blue with RGB values 93, 125, 210 and HSL 224°, 57%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5D7DD2

RGBrgb(93, 125, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4902, 0.8235

RGB percentages36.5%, 49%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(223.6, 56.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 55.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK55.7%, 40.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,127,058

CSS custom property--colour: #5D7DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1

Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#A2822D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5986D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B7BD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#13909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4 Royal blue · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D2B25D

Analogous#5DB7D2, #785DD2

Triadic#D25D7D, #7DD25D

Split complementary#D2785D, #B8D25D

Tetradic#D25DB7, #D2B25D, #5DD278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#D5DDF3

Lighter +20%#ADBDE8

Lighter +10%#859DDD

Darker −10%#375EC5

Darker −20%#2C4B9D

Darker −30%#213875

Darker −40%#16254D

More saturated +25%#4371EC

Less saturated −25%#7789B8

Channel breakdown

R93

G125

B210

Red93 (36.5%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue223.59°

Saturation (HSL)56.52%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 7D · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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