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Recognised as Colour

#5D8CE3

  • #5D8CE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D8CE3 is a blue with RGB values 93, 140, 227 and HSL 219°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D8CE3#5D8CE3
HEX#5D8CE3
RGBrgb(93, 140, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.549, 0.8902
RGB percentages36.5%, 54.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(219, 70.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 59%, 89%)
CMYK59%, 38.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,915
CSS custom property--colour: #5D8CE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#A2731C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6794E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5587E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3B45D
Analogous#5DCFE3, #715DE3
Triadic#E35D8C, #8CE35D
Split complementary#E3715D, #CFE35D
Tetradic#E35DCF, #E3B45D, #5DE371

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9FA
Lighter +20%#B4CAF2
Lighter +10%#88ABEB
Darker −10%#326DDB
Darker −20%#2056BA
Darker −30%#19428E
Darker −40%#112E63
More saturated +25%#4585FB
Less saturated −25%#7593CB

Channel breakdown

R93
G140
B227
Red93 (36.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)70.53%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 8C · B E3

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