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Recognised as Colour

#5D84CC

  • #5D84CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D84CC is a blue with RGB values 93, 132, 204 and HSL 219°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D84CC#5D84CC
HEX#5D84CC
RGBrgb(93, 132, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5176, 0.8
RGB percentages36.5%, 51.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(218.9, 52.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 54.4%, 80%)
CMYK54.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,128,844
CSS custom property--colour: #5D84CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A27B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A80CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#1C949Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA55D
Analogous#5DBBCC, #6E5DCC
Triadic#CC5D84, #84CC5D
Split complementary#CC6E5D, #BBCC5D
Tetradic#CC5DBB, #CCA55D, #5DCC6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFD
Lighter +30%#D1DCF1
Lighter +20%#ABBFE4
Lighter +10%#84A1D8
Darker −10%#3B68BB
Darker −20%#2F5294
Darker −30%#223D6E
Darker −40%#162747
More saturated +25%#427CE7
Less saturated −25%#788CB1

Channel breakdown

R93
G132
B204
Red93 (36.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue218.92°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 84 · B CC

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