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Colour

#5DAFFF

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

#5DAFFF is a blue with RGB values 93, 175, 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

#5DAFFF#5DAFFF
HEX#5DAFFF
RGBrgb(93, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages36.5%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 63.5%, 100%)
CMYK63.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,139,903
CSS custom property--colour: #5DAFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#A25000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#76A3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CCno 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAD5D
Analogous#5DFFFE, #5D5EFF
Triadic#FF5DAF, #AFFF5D
Split complementary#FF5D5E, #FFFE5D
Tetradic#FE5DFF, #FFAD5D, #5EFF5D

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%#2A96FF
Darker −20%#007DF6
Darker −30%#0063C3
Darker −40%#004990
More saturated +25%#5DAFFF
Less saturated −25%#71AFEB

Channel breakdown

R93
G175
B255
Red93 (36.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AF · B FF

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