Colour

#5DAEFF

#5DAEFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5DAEFF is a blue with RGB values 93, 174, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5DAEFF#5DAEFF

HEX#5DAEFF

RGBrgb(93, 174, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6824, 1

RGB percentages36.5%, 68.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 63.5%, 100%)

CMYK63.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,139,647

CSS custom property--colour: #5DAEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#A25100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#75A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Light skyblue · ΔE 24 Sky blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFAE5D

Analogous#5DFFFF, #5D5DFF

Triadic#FF5DAE, #AEFF5D

Split complementary#FF5D5D, #FFFF5D

Tetradic#FF5DFF, #FFAE5D, #5DFF5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6FBFF

Lighter +20%#C3E1FF

Lighter +10%#90C8FF

Darker −10%#2A95FF

Darker −20%#007BF6

Darker −30%#0062C3

Darker −40%#004890

More saturated +25%#5DAEFF

Less saturated −25%#71AEEB

Channel breakdown

R93

G174

B255

Red93 (36.5%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G AE · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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