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Recognised as Colour

#5D8CFA

  • #5D8CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5D8CFA is a blue with RGB values 93, 140, 250 and HSL 222°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5D8CFA#5D8CFA
HEX#5D8CFA
RGBrgb(93, 140, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.549, 0.9804
RGB percentages36.5%, 54.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(222, 94%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 62.8%, 98%)
CMYK62.8%, 44%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,130,938
CSS custom property--colour: #5D8CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A27305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5898FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E8AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACB5D
Analogous#5DDAFA, #7D5DFA
Triadic#FA5D8C, #8CFA5D
Split complementary#FA7D5D, #DAFA5D
Tetradic#FA5DDA, #FACB5D, #5DFA7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FF
Lighter +20%#C0D2FD
Lighter +10%#8EAFFC
Darker −10%#2C69F8
Darker −20%#074BEA
Darker −30%#063BB8
Darker −40%#042B87
More saturated +25%#588AFF
Less saturated −25%#7294E5

Channel breakdown

R93
G140
B250
Red93 (36.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.04°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 8C · B FA

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