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Recognised as Colour

#5DAFFE

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

#5DAFFE is a blue with RGB values 93, 175, 254 and HSL 209°, 99%, 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

#5DAFFE#5DAFFE
HEX#5DAFFE
RGBrgb(93, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages36.5%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.4, 98.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 63.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK63.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,139,902
CSS custom property--colour: #5DAFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A25001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Sky blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEAC5D
Analogous#5DFEFD, #5D5EFE
Triadic#FE5DAF, #AFFE5D
Split complementary#FE5D5E, #FEFD5D
Tetradic#FD5DFE, #FEAC5D, #5EFE5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAFF
Lighter +20%#C2E1FF
Lighter +10%#90C8FE
Darker −10%#2A96FE
Darker −20%#027DF3
Darker −30%#0163C1
Darker −40%#01498E
More saturated +25%#5CAFFF
Less saturated −25%#71AFEA

Channel breakdown

R93
G175
B254
Red93 (36.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.77%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AF · B FE

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