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Recognised as Colour

#5D87CD

  • #5D87CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D87CD is a blue with RGB values 93, 135, 205 and HSL 218°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D87CD#5D87CD
HEX#5D87CD
RGBrgb(93, 135, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5294, 0.8039
RGB percentages36.5%, 52.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(217.5, 52.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 54.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,129,613
CSS custom property--colour: #5D87CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#A27832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D82CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1996A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA35D
Analogous#5DBFCD, #6B5DCD
Triadic#CD5D87, #87CD5D
Split complementary#CD6B5D, #BFCD5D
Tetradic#CD5DBF, #CDA35D, #5DCD6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFD
Lighter +30%#D2DEF1
Lighter +20%#ABC1E5
Lighter +10%#84A4D9
Darker −10%#3A6BBD
Darker −20%#2E5596
Darker −30%#223F6F
Darker −40%#162948
More saturated +25%#4380E8
Less saturated −25%#788EB3

Channel breakdown

R93
G135
B205
Red93 (36.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)52.83%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 87 · B CD

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