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Colour

#5E97FF

  • #5E97FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5E97FF is a blue with RGB values 94, 151, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5E97FF#5E97FF
HEX#5E97FF
RGBrgb(94, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages36.9%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK63.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,199,295
CSS custom property--colour: #5E97FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A16800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5092FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 29.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC65E
Analogous#5EE8FF, #765EFF
Triadic#FF5E97, #97FF5E
Split complementary#FF765E, #E7FF5E
Tetradic#FF5EE7, #FFC65E, #5EFF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFF
Lighter +20%#C4D9FF
Lighter +10%#91B8FF
Darker −10%#2B76FF
Darker −20%#0057F7
Darker −30%#0045C4
Darker −40%#003391
More saturated +25%#5E97FF
Less saturated −25%#729DEB

Channel breakdown

R94
G151
B255
Red94 (36.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 97 · B FF

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