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Recognised as Colour

#5E91BF

  • #5E91BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E91BF is a blue with RGB values 94, 145, 191 and HSL 208°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E91BF#5E91BF
HEX#5E91BF
RGBrgb(94, 145, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5686, 0.749
RGB percentages36.9%, 56.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(208.5, 43.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 50.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK50.8%, 24.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,197,695
CSS custom property--colour: #5E91BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#A16E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E92C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#2C9CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8C5E
Analogous#5EBFBD, #5E60BF
Triadic#BF5E91, #91BF5E
Split complementary#BF5E60, #BFBD5E
Tetradic#BD5EBF, #BF8C5E, #60BF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5F9
Lighter +30%#CBDCEB
Lighter +20%#A7C3DC
Lighter +10%#82AACE
Darker −10%#4378A7
Darker −20%#345E83
Darker −30%#26435E
Darker −40%#17293A
More saturated +25%#4292DB
Less saturated −25%#7A90A3

Channel breakdown

R94
G145
B191
Red94 (36.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue208.45°
Saturation (HSL)43.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 91 · B BF

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