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Recognised as Colour

#5E9AD2

  • #5E9AD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E9AD2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 154, 210 and HSL 209°, 56%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E9AD2#5E9AD2
HEX#5E9AD2
RGBrgb(94, 154, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6039, 0.8235
RGB percentages36.9%, 60.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(209, 56.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 55.2%, 82.4%)
CMYK55.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,200,018
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A1652D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839CD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7390D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#02A7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2965E
Analogous#5ED2D0, #5E60D2
Triadic#D25E9A, #9AD25E
Split complementary#D25E60, #D2D05E
Tetradic#D05ED2, #D2965E, #60D25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D6E5F3
Lighter +20%#AECCE8
Lighter +10%#86B3DD
Darker −10%#3781C6
Darker −20%#2C679E
Darker −30%#214D76
Darker −40%#16334E
More saturated +25%#449BEC
Less saturated −25%#7899B8

Channel breakdown

R94
G154
B210
Red94 (36.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue208.97°
Saturation (HSL)56.31%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 9A · B D2

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