Colour

#5D91E4

#5D91E4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D91E4 is a blue with RGB values 93, 145, 228 and HSL 217°, 71%, 63%. 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

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HEX#5D91E4

RGBrgb(93, 145, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5686, 0.8941

RGB percentages36.5%, 56.9%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(216.9, 71.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 59.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK59.2%, 36.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,132,196

CSS custom property--colour: #5D91E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.4 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#A26E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E98E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C8BE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 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 3.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4 Royal blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.34, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4B05D

Analogous#5DD4E4, #6D5DE4

Triadic#E45D91, #91E45D

Split complementary#E46D5D, #D4E45D

Tetradic#E45DD4, #E4B05D, #5DE46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0EAFA

Lighter +20%#B4CCF3

Lighter +10%#89AFEB

Darker −10%#3173DD

Darker −20%#1F5CBC

Darker −30%#184690

Darker −40%#113164

More saturated +25%#458CFC

Less saturated −25%#7596CC

Channel breakdown

R93

G145

B228

Red93 (36.5%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue216.89°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G 91 · B E4

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Colour harmonies

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