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Recognised as Colour

#5E9CFD

  • #5E9CFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5E9CFD is a blue with RGB values 94, 156, 253 and HSL 217°, 98%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5E9CFD#5E9CFD
HEX#5E9CFD
RGBrgb(94, 156, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6118, 0.9922
RGB percentages36.9%, 61.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(216.6, 97.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 62.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK62.8%, 38.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,200,573
CSS custom property--colour: #5E9CFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#A16302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A95FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDBF5E
Analogous#5EECFD, #6F5EFD
Triadic#FD5E9C, #9CFD5E
Split complementary#FD6F5E, #ECFD5E
Tetradic#FD5EEC, #FDBF5E, #5EFD6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9FF
Lighter +20%#C3DAFE
Lighter +10%#90BBFE
Darker −10%#2C7DFC
Darker −20%#0360F2
Darker −30%#024CC0
Darker −40%#02388D
More saturated +25%#5C9CFF
Less saturated −25%#72A0E9

Channel breakdown

R94
G156
B253
Red94 (36.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue216.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 9C · B FD

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