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Colour

#5DA9FF

  • #5DA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5DA9FF is a blue with RGB values 93, 169, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5DA9FF#5DA9FF
HEX#5DA9FF
RGBrgb(93, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages36.5%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK63.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,138,367
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A25600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB35D
Analogous#5DFAFF, #625DFF
Triadic#FF5DA9, #A9FF5D
Split complementary#FF625D, #FAFF5D
Tetradic#FF5DFA, #FFB35D, #5DFF62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FAFF
Lighter +20%#C3DFFF
Lighter +10%#90C4FF
Darker −10%#2A8EFF
Darker −20%#0073F6
Darker −30%#005BC3
Darker −40%#004490
More saturated +25%#5DA9FF
Less saturated −25%#71AAEB

Channel breakdown

R93
G169
B255
Red93 (36.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A9 · B FF

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