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Colour

#5E8AFF

  • #5E8AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5E8AFF is a blue with RGB values 94, 138, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5E8AFF#5E8AFF
HEX#5E8AFF
RGBrgb(94, 138, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5412, 1
RGB percentages36.9%, 54.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.6, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK63.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,195,967
CSS custom property--colour: #5E8AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A17500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5098FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3289FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD35E
Analogous#5EDBFF, #835EFF
Triadic#FF5E8A, #8AFF5E
Split complementary#FF835E, #DAFF5E
Tetradic#FF5EDB, #FFD35E, #5EFF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FF
Lighter +20%#C4D4FF
Lighter +10%#91AFFF
Darker −10%#2B65FF
Darker −20%#0044F7
Darker −30%#0036C4
Darker −40%#002891
More saturated +25%#5E8AFF
Less saturated −25%#7293EB

Channel breakdown

R94
G138
B255
Red94 (36.9%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 8A · B FF

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