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Colour

#5E70E3

  • #5E70E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5E70E3 is a blue with RGB values 94, 112, 227 and HSL 232°, 70%, 63%. 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

#5E70E3#5E70E3
HEX#5E70E3
RGBrgb(94, 112, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4392, 0.8902
RGB percentages36.9%, 43.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(231.9, 70.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 58.6%, 89%)
CMYK58.6%, 50.7%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,189,283
CSS custom property--colour: #5E70E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A18F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3180E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1175E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D15E
Analogous#5EB3E3, #8E5EE3
Triadic#E35E70, #70E35E
Split complementary#E38E5E, #B3E35E
Tetradic#E35EB3, #E3D15E, #5EE38E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E4FA
Lighter +20%#B5BDF2
Lighter +10%#8997EB
Darker −10%#3349DB
Darker −20%#2035BB
Darker −30%#19298F
Darker −40%#111C64
More saturated +25%#465FFB
Less saturated −25%#7681CB

Channel breakdown

R94
G112
B227
Red94 (36.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue231.88°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 70 · B E3

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