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Colour

#5DACFF

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

#5DACFF is a blue with RGB values 93, 172, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5DACFF#5DACFF
HEX#5DACFF
RGBrgb(93, 172, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6745, 1
RGB percentages36.5%, 67.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK63.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,139,135
CSS custom property--colour: #5DACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A25300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB05D
Analogous#5DFDFF, #5F5DFF
Triadic#FF5DAC, #ACFF5D
Split complementary#FF5F5D, #FDFF5D
Tetradic#FF5DFD, #FFB05D, #5DFF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FAFF
Lighter +20%#C3E0FF
Lighter +10%#90C6FF
Darker −10%#2A92FF
Darker −20%#0078F6
Darker −30%#005FC3
Darker −40%#004690
More saturated +25%#5DACFF
Less saturated −25%#71ACEB

Channel breakdown

R93
G172
B255
Red93 (36.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AC · B FF

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