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Colour

#5E97BD

  • #5E97BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E97BD is a blue with RGB values 94, 151, 189 and HSL 204°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E97BD#5E97BD
HEX#5E97BD
RGBrgb(94, 151, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5922, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.9%, 59.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(204, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,199,229
CSS custom property--colour: #5E97BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.64:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#A16842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8696BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#798CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2DA1A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Light slate grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD845E
Analogous#5EBDB4, #5E68BD
Triadic#BD5E97, #97BD5E
Split complementary#BD5E67, #BDB45E
Tetradic#B45EBD, #BD845E, #68BD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4F8
Lighter +30%#CBDDE9
Lighter +20%#A6C6DB
Lighter +10%#82AECC
Darker −10%#437EA5
Darker −20%#356280
Darker −30%#26465C
Darker −40%#172B38
More saturated +25%#429DD9
Less saturated −25%#7A91A1

Channel breakdown

R94
G151
B189
Red94 (36.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 97 · B BD

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