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Recognised as Colour

#5E8CD3

  • #5E8CD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E8CD3 is a blue with RGB values 94, 140, 211 and HSL 216°, 57%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E8CD3#5E8CD3
HEX#5E8CD3
RGBrgb(94, 140, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.549, 0.8275
RGB percentages36.9%, 54.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(216.4, 57.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 55.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK55.5%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,196,435
CSS custom property--colour: #5E8CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A1732C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F91D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6186D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0D9CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Steel blue · ΔE 14Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3A55E
Analogous#5EC7D3, #6A5ED3
Triadic#D35E8C, #8CD35E
Split complementary#D36A5E, #C6D35E
Tetradic#D35EC7, #D3A55E, #5ED36B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D6E2F4
Lighter +20%#AEC5E9
Lighter +10%#86A9DE
Darker −10%#3770C7
Darker −20%#2C599F
Darker −30%#214377
Darker −40%#162C4F
More saturated +25%#4487ED
Less saturated −25%#7891B9

Channel breakdown

R94
G140
B211
Red94 (36.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue216.41°
Saturation (HSL)57.07%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 8C · B D3

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