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Recognised as Colour

#5D96F9

  • #5D96F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5D96F9 is a blue with RGB values 93, 150, 249 and HSL 218°, 93%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5D96F9#5D96F9
HEX#5D96F9
RGBrgb(93, 150, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.5882, 0.9765
RGB percentages36.5%, 58.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(218.1, 92.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 62.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK62.7%, 39.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,133,497
CSS custom property--colour: #5D96F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A26906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9FFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5390F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C05D
Analogous#5DE4F9, #725DF9
Triadic#F95D96, #96F95D
Split complementary#F9725D, #E4F95D
Tetradic#F95DE4, #F9C05D, #5DF972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F6FE
Lighter +20%#BFD6FD
Lighter +10%#8EB6FB
Darker −10%#2C76F7
Darker −20%#095AE7
Darker −30%#0747B6
Darker −40%#053485
More saturated +25%#5794FF
Less saturated −25%#729CE4

Channel breakdown

R93
G150
B249
Red93 (36.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue218.08°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 96 · B F9

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