Colour

#5E8EE9

#5E8EE9
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Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E8EE9 is a blue with RGB values 94, 142, 233 and HSL 219°, 76%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5E8EE9

RGBrgb(94, 142, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5569, 0.9137

RGB percentages36.9%, 55.7%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(219.3, 76%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 59.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK59.7%, 39.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,196,969

CSS custom property--colour: #5E8EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#A17116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6796EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5489E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.33, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9B95E

Analogous#5ED4E9, #735EE9

Triadic#E95E8E, #8EE95E

Split complementary#E9735E, #D4E95E

Tetradic#E95ED4, #E9B95E, #5EE973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5ECFB

Lighter +20%#B8CDF5

Lighter +10%#8BADEF

Darker −10%#316FE3

Darker −20%#1B56C6

Darker −30%#154399

Darker −40%#0F2F6C

More saturated +25%#4887FF

Less saturated −25%#7595D2

Channel breakdown

R94

G142

B233

Red94 (36.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue219.28°

Saturation (HSL)75.96%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G 8E · B E9

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