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Recognised as Colour

#5E8DE4

  • #5E8DE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E8DE4 is a blue with RGB values 94, 141, 228 and HSL 219°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E8DE4#5E8DE4
HEX#5E8DE4
RGBrgb(94, 141, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5529, 0.8941
RGB percentages36.9%, 55.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(219, 71.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 58.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK58.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,196,708
CSS custom property--colour: #5E8DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A1721B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6895E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5688E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.01, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B55E
Analogous#5ED0E4, #725EE4
Triadic#E45E8D, #8DE45E
Split complementary#E4725E, #D0E45E
Tetradic#E45ED0, #E4B55E, #5EE472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EAFA
Lighter +20%#B5CBF3
Lighter +10%#8AACEB
Darker −10%#326EDD
Darker −20%#2057BC
Darker −30%#184391
Darker −40%#112E65
More saturated +25%#4686FC
Less saturated −25%#7694CD

Channel breakdown

R94
G141
B228
Red94 (36.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.28%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 8D · B E4

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