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Colour

#5D8BC6

  • #5D8BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D8BC6 is a blue with RGB values 93, 139, 198 and HSL 214°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D8BC6#5D8BC6
HEX#5D8BC6
RGBrgb(93, 139, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5451, 0.7765
RGB percentages36.5%, 54.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(213.7, 47.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 53%, 77.6%)
CMYK53%, 29.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,630
CSS custom property--colour: #5D8BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#A27439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#738EC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6684C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2398A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6985D
Analogous#5DBFC6, #645DC6
Triadic#C65D8B, #8BC65D
Split complementary#C6635D, #BFC65D
Tetradic#C65DBF, #C6985D, #5DC664

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FB
Lighter +30%#CEDCEE
Lighter +20%#A8C1E1
Lighter +10%#83A6D3
Darker −10%#3E71B2
Darker −20%#31598C
Darker −30%#244166
Darker −40%#172940
More saturated +25%#4288E1
Less saturated −25%#788EAB

Channel breakdown

R93
G139
B198
Red93 (36.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue213.71°
Saturation (HSL)47.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 8B · B C6

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