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Recognised as Colour

#5E8FEB

  • #5E8FEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E8FEB is a blue with RGB values 94, 143, 235 and HSL 219°, 78%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E8FEB#5E8FEB
HEX#5E8FEB
RGBrgb(94, 143, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5608, 0.9216
RGB percentages36.9%, 56.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 77.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 60%, 92.2%)
CMYK60%, 39.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,197,227
CSS custom property--colour: #5E8FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#A17014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#548AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBA5E
Analogous#5ED5EB, #745EEB
Triadic#EB5E8F, #8FEB5E
Split complementary#EB745E, #D5EB5E
Tetradic#EB5ED5, #EBBA5E, #5EEB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EEFC
Lighter +20%#B9CEF6
Lighter +10%#8BAFF1
Darker −10%#316FE5
Darker −20%#1957CA
Darker −30%#13439D
Darker −40%#0E306F
More saturated +25%#4A89FF
Less saturated −25%#7596D4

Channel breakdown

R94
G143
B235
Red94 (36.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.15°
Saturation (HSL)77.9%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 8F · B EB

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