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Recognised as Colour

#5E95F3

  • #5E95F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E95F3 is a blue with RGB values 94, 149, 243 and HSL 218°, 86%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E95F3#5E95F3
HEX#5E95F3
RGBrgb(94, 149, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5843, 0.9529
RGB percentages36.9%, 58.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(217.9, 86.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 61.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK61.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,198,771
CSS custom property--colour: #5E95F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#A16A0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9DF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#578FF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3BC5E
Analogous#5EDFF3, #725EF3
Triadic#F35E95, #95F35E
Split complementary#F3725E, #DFF35E
Tetradic#F35EDF, #F3BC5E, #5EF372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF3FE
Lighter +20%#BDD3FA
Lighter +10%#8DB4F7
Darker −10%#2F76EF
Darker −20%#105BDB
Darker −30%#0D47AB
Darker −40%#09347C
More saturated +25%#5292FF
Less saturated −25%#749BDD

Channel breakdown

R94
G149
B243
Red94 (36.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue217.85°
Saturation (HSL)86.13%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 95 · B F3

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