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Recognised as Colour

#5E85EA

  • #5E85EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E85EA is a blue with RGB values 94, 133, 234 and HSL 223°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E85EA#5E85EA
HEX#5E85EA
RGBrgb(94, 133, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5216, 0.9176
RGB percentages36.9%, 52.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(223.3, 76.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 59.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK59.8%, 43.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,194,666
CSS custom property--colour: #5E85EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#A17A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5790EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4383E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC35E
Analogous#5ECBEA, #7D5EEA
Triadic#EA5E85, #85EA5E
Split complementary#EA7D5E, #CBEA5E
Tetradic#EA5ECB, #EAC35E, #5EEA7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5ECFC
Lighter +20%#B8C9F6
Lighter +10%#8BA7F0
Darker −10%#3163E4
Darker −20%#1A4BC8
Darker −30%#143A9B
Darker −40%#0E296E
More saturated +25%#497CFF
Less saturated −25%#758FD3

Channel breakdown

R94
G133
B234
Red94 (36.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)76.92%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 85 · B EA

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