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Recognised as Colour

#5DAAE1

  • #5DAAE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5DAAE1 is a blue with RGB values 93, 170, 225 and HSL 205°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5DAAE1#5DAAE1
HEX#5DAAE1
RGBrgb(93, 170, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6667, 0.8824
RGB percentages36.5%, 66.7%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(205, 68.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 58.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK58.7%, 24.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,138,593
CSS custom property--colour: #5DAAE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A2551E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AAE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#809DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1945D
Analogous#5DE1D6, #5D68E1
Triadic#E15DAA, #AAE15D
Split complementary#E15D68, #E1D65D
Tetradic#D65DE1, #E1945D, #68E15D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEEF9
Lighter +20%#B3D7F1
Lighter +10%#88C1E9
Darker −10%#3293D9
Darker −20%#2278B6
Darker −30%#1A5C8B
Darker −40%#124060
More saturated +25%#45AEF9
Less saturated −25%#75A6C9

Channel breakdown

R93
G170
B225
Red93 (36.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AA · B E1

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