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Colour

#5E84C8

  • #5E84C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E84C8 is a blue with RGB values 94, 132, 200 and HSL 218°, 49%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E84C8#5E84C8
HEX#5E84C8
RGBrgb(94, 132, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5176, 0.7843
RGB percentages36.9%, 51.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(218.5, 49.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 53%, 78.4%)
CMYK53%, 34%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,194,376
CSS custom property--colour: #5E84C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A17B37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6989CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7FC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#26939Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A25E
Analogous#5EB9C8, #6D5EC8
Triadic#C85E84, #84C85E
Split complementary#C86D5E, #B9C85E
Tetradic#C85EB9, #C8A25E, #5EC86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FC
Lighter +30%#D0DBEF
Lighter +20%#AABEE2
Lighter +10%#84A1D5
Darker −10%#3E69B5
Darker −20%#31538F
Darker −30%#243D69
Darker −40%#172743
More saturated +25%#437CE3
Less saturated −25%#798CAD

Channel breakdown

R94
G132
B200
Red94 (36.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue218.49°
Saturation (HSL)49.07%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 84 · B C8

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