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Recognised as Colour

#5E70DF

  • #5E70DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5E70DF is a blue with RGB values 94, 112, 223 and HSL 232°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5E70DF#5E70DF
HEX#5E70DF
RGBrgb(94, 112, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4392, 0.8745
RGB percentages36.9%, 43.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 66.8%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 57.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK57.8%, 49.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,189,279
CSS custom property--colour: #5E70DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A18F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#367FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D74DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.1Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFCD5E
Analogous#5EB1DF, #8C5EDF
Triadic#DF5E70, #70DF5E
Split complementary#DF8C5E, #B1DF5E
Tetradic#DF5EB1, #DFCD5E, #5EDF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE1F8
Lighter +20%#B3BCF0
Lighter +10%#8996E7
Darker −10%#334AD7
Darker −20%#2438B3
Darker −30%#1B2A89
Darker −40%#131D5E
More saturated +25%#465FF7
Less saturated −25%#7681C7

Channel breakdown

R94
G112
B223
Red94 (36.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue231.63°
Saturation (HSL)66.84%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 70 · B DF

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