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Recognised as Colour

#5D9EC2

  • #5D9EC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5D9EC2 is a blue with RGB values 93, 158, 194 and HSL 201°, 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

#5D9EC2#5D9EC2
HEX#5D9EC2
RGBrgb(93, 158, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6196, 0.7608
RGB percentages36.5%, 62%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(201.4, 45.3%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 52.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK52.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,490
CSS custom property--colour: #5D9EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A2613D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F92C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#20A8AAno 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 text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2815D
Analogous#5DC2B3, #5D6CC2
Triadic#C25D9E, #9EC25D
Split complementary#C25D6C, #C2B35D
Tetradic#B35DC2, #C2815D, #6CC25D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7FA
Lighter +30%#CCE1EC
Lighter +20%#A7CADE
Lighter +10%#82B4D0
Darker −10%#4185AB
Darker −20%#336986
Darker −30%#254C61
Darker −40%#172F3C
More saturated +25%#41A6DE
Less saturated −25%#7996A6

Channel breakdown

R93
G158
B194
Red93 (36.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue201.39°
Saturation (HSL)45.29%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 9E · B C2

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