Recognised as Colour

#5E78CE

#5E78CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E78CE is a blue with RGB values 94, 120, 206 and HSL 226°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E78CE

RGBrgb(94, 120, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.4706, 0.8078

RGB percentages36.9%, 47.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(226.1, 53.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 54.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK54.4%, 41.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,191,310

CSS custom property--colour: #5E78CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#A18731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5482D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4678CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#228B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB45E

Analogous#5EB0CE, #7C5ECE

Triadic#CE5E78, #78CE5E

Split complementary#CE7C5E, #B0CE5E

Tetradic#CE5EB0, #CEB45E, #5ECE7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBFE

Lighter +30%#D3DAF2

Lighter +20%#ACBAE6

Lighter +10%#8599DA

Darker −10%#3A59BF

Darker −20%#2E4798

Darker −30%#223571

Darker −40%#16224A

More saturated +25%#446AE8

Less saturated −25%#7886B4

Channel breakdown

R94

G120

B206

Red94 (36.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue226.07°

Saturation (HSL)53.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 78 · B CE

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