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Recognised as Colour

#5DA8DF

  • #5DA8DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5DA8DF is a blue with RGB values 93, 168, 223 and HSL 205°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5DA8DF#5DA8DF
HEX#5DA8DF
RGBrgb(93, 168, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6588, 0.8745
RGB percentages36.5%, 65.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(205.4, 67%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 58.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK58.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,138,079
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A25720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF945D
Analogous#5DDFD5, #5D67DF
Triadic#DF5DA8, #A8DF5D
Split complementary#DF5D67, #DFD55D
Tetradic#D55DDF, #DF945D, #67DF5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEDF8
Lighter +20%#B2D6F0
Lighter +10%#88BFE7
Darker −10%#3291D7
Darker −20%#2376B3
Darker −30%#1B5A88
Darker −40%#123E5E
More saturated +25%#45ACF7
Less saturated −25%#75A4C7

Channel breakdown

R93
G168
B223
Red93 (36.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue205.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.01%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A8 · B DF

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