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Colour

#5D85CF

  • #5D85CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D85CF is a blue with RGB values 93, 133, 207 and HSL 219°, 54%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D85CF#5D85CF
HEX#5D85CF
RGBrgb(93, 133, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5216, 0.8118
RGB percentages36.5%, 52.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 54.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 55.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK55.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,129,103
CSS custom property--colour: #5D85CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A27A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5981CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#1695A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Steel blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFA75D
Analogous#5DBECF, #6E5DCF
Triadic#CF5D85, #85CF5D
Split complementary#CF6E5D, #BECF5D
Tetradic#CF5DBE, #CFA75D, #5DCF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFE
Lighter +30%#D3DEF2
Lighter +20%#ACC0E6
Lighter +10%#84A3DB
Darker −10%#3968C0
Darker −20%#2D5399
Darker −30%#223E71
Darker −40%#16284A
More saturated +25%#437DE9
Less saturated −25%#778DB5

Channel breakdown

R93
G133
B207
Red93 (36.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue218.95°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 85 · B CF

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