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Recognised as Colour

#5E9CBF

  • #5E9CBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5E9CBF is a blue with RGB values 94, 156, 191 and HSL 202°, 43%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5E9CBF#5E9CBF
HEX#5E9CBF
RGBrgb(94, 156, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6118, 0.749
RGB percentages36.9%, 61.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(201.6, 43.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 50.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK50.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,200,511
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A16340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9BC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E90BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#29A5A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF815E
Analogous#5EBFB2, #5E6CBF
Triadic#BF5E9C, #9CBF5E
Split complementary#BF5E6C, #BFB25E
Tetradic#B25EBF, #BF815E, #6CBF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F6F9
Lighter +30%#CBDFEB
Lighter +20%#A7C9DC
Lighter +10%#82B2CE
Darker −10%#4383A7
Darker −20%#346683
Darker −30%#264A5E
Darker −40%#172D3A
More saturated +25%#42A4DB
Less saturated −25%#7A94A3

Channel breakdown

R94
G156
B191
Red94 (36.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue201.65°
Saturation (HSL)43.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 9C · B BF

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