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Colour

#5E82C4

  • #5E82C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E82C4 is a blue with RGB values 94, 130, 196 and HSL 219°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E82C4#5E82C4
HEX#5E82C4
RGBrgb(94, 130, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5098, 0.7686
RGB percentages36.9%, 51%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(218.8, 46.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 52%, 76.9%)
CMYK52%, 33.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,193,860
CSS custom property--colour: #5E82C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A17D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6887C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2C909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 29Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A05E
Analogous#5EB5C4, #6D5EC4
Triadic#C45E82, #82C45E
Split complementary#C46D5E, #B5C45E
Tetradic#C45EB5, #C4A05E, #5EC46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FB
Lighter +30%#CED9ED
Lighter +20%#A9BCDF
Lighter +10%#839FD2
Darker −10%#4067AF
Darker −20%#32518A
Darker −30%#253B64
Darker −40%#17253F
More saturated +25%#427AE0
Less saturated −25%#7A8AA9

Channel breakdown

R94
G130
B196
Red94 (36.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)46.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 82 · B C4

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