Colour

#5D80C8

#5D80C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D80C8 is a blue with RGB values 93, 128, 200 and HSL 220°, 49%, 57%. 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

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HEX#5D80C8

RGBrgb(93, 128, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.502, 0.7843

RGB percentages36.5%, 50.2%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(220.4, 49.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 53.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK53.5%, 36%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,127,816

CSS custom property--colour: #5D80C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#A27F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6386CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#577CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#24909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.1 Medium purple · ΔE 29.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8A55D

Analogous#5DB5C8, #705DC8

Triadic#C85D80, #80C85D

Split complementary#C8705D, #B5C85D

Tetradic#C85DB5, #C8A55D, #5DC870

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F7FC

Lighter +30%#CFDAEF

Lighter +20%#A9BCE2

Lighter +10%#839ED5

Darker −10%#3D64B5

Darker −20%#304F8F

Darker −30%#233A69

Darker −40%#172542

More saturated +25%#4277E3

Less saturated −25%#7889AD

Channel breakdown

R93

G128

B200

Red93 (36.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue220.37°

Saturation (HSL)49.31%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 80 · B C8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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