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Recognised as Colour

#5D90EA

  • #5D90EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D90EA is a blue with RGB values 93, 144, 234 and HSL 218°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D90EA#5D90EA
HEX#5D90EA
RGBrgb(93, 144, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5647, 0.9176
RGB percentages36.5%, 56.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(218.3, 77%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 60.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK60.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,131,946
CSS custom property--colour: #5D90EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A26F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6998EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#568BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB75D
Analogous#5DD6EA, #715DEA
Triadic#EA5D90, #90EA5D
Split complementary#EA715D, #D6EA5D
Tetradic#EA5DD6, #EAB75D, #5DEA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4EDFC
Lighter +20%#B7CEF6
Lighter +10%#8AAFF0
Darker −10%#3071E4
Darker −20%#1A59C7
Darker −30%#14449A
Darker −40%#0E306D
More saturated +25%#488AFF
Less saturated −25%#7496D3

Channel breakdown

R93
G144
B234
Red93 (36.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue218.3°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 90 · B EA

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