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Colour

#5E83D7

  • #5E83D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E83D7 is a blue with RGB values 94, 131, 215 and HSL 222°, 60%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E83D7#5E83D7
HEX#5E83D7
RGBrgb(94, 131, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5137, 0.8431
RGB percentages36.9%, 51.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(221.7, 60.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 56.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK56.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,194,135
CSS custom property--colour: #5E83D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A17C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608BDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5180D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0596A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7B25E
Analogous#5EC0D7, #755ED7
Triadic#D75E83, #83D75E
Split complementary#D7765E, #BFD75E
Tetradic#D75EC0, #D7B25E, #5ED776

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E1F5
Lighter +20%#B0C2EB
Lighter +10%#87A2E1
Darker −10%#3564CD
Darker −20%#294FA6
Darker −30%#1F3C7D
Darker −40%#152854
More saturated +25%#4579F0
Less saturated −25%#778DBE

Channel breakdown

R94
G131
B215
Red94 (36.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue221.65°
Saturation (HSL)60.2%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 83 · B D7

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