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Recognised as Colour

#5D9DC1

  • #5D9DC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D9DC1 is a blue with RGB values 93, 157, 193 and HSL 202°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5D9DC1#5D9DC1
HEX#5D9DC1
RGBrgb(93, 157, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6157, 0.7569
RGB percentages36.5%, 61.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(201.6, 44.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 51.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK51.8%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,233
CSS custom property--colour: #5D9DC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A2623E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9CC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E91C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#22A7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1815D
Analogous#5DC1B3, #5D6BC1
Triadic#C15D9D, #9DC15D
Split complementary#C15D6B, #C1B35D
Tetradic#B35DC1, #C1815D, #6BC15D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F6F9
Lighter +30%#CCE0EB
Lighter +20%#A7CADD
Lighter +10%#82B3CF
Darker −10%#4184AA
Darker −20%#336785
Darker −30%#254B60
Darker −40%#172E3B
More saturated +25%#41A5DD
Less saturated −25%#7995A5

Channel breakdown

R93
G157
B193
Red93 (36.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 9D · B C1

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