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Colour

#5E91C0

  • #5E91C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E91C0 is a blue with RGB values 94, 145, 192 and HSL 209°, 44%, 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

#5E91C0#5E91C0
HEX#5E91C0
RGBrgb(94, 145, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5686, 0.7529
RGB percentages36.9%, 56.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(208.8, 43.7%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 51%, 75.3%)
CMYK51%, 24.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,197,696
CSS custom property--colour: #5E91C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A16E3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E92C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#2B9CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 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 text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08D5E
Analogous#5EC0BE, #5E60C0
Triadic#C05E91, #91C05E
Split complementary#C05E60, #C0BE5E
Tetradic#BE5EC0, #C08D5E, #60C05E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5F9
Lighter +30%#CCDCEB
Lighter +20%#A7C3DD
Lighter +10%#83AACE
Darker −10%#4278A9
Darker −20%#345E84
Darker −30%#254460
Darker −40%#172A3B
More saturated +25%#4292DC
Less saturated −25%#7A90A4

Channel breakdown

R94
G145
B192
Red94 (36.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue208.78°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 91 · B C0

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