Recognised as Colour

#5EA5E8

#5EA5E8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5EA5E8 is a blue with RGB values 94, 165, 232 and HSL 209°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5EA5E8

RGBrgb(94, 165, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6471, 0.9098

RGB percentages36.9%, 64.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(209.1, 75%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 59.5%, 91%)

CMYK59.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,202,856

CSS custom property--colour: #5EA5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1

Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#A15A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A7EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#769AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20 Sky blue · ΔE 26.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8A15E

Analogous#5EE8E6, #5E60E8

Triadic#E85EA5, #A5E85E

Split complementary#E85E60, #E8E65E

Tetradic#E65EE8, #E8A15E, #60E85E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F0FB

Lighter +20%#B7D7F5

Lighter +10%#8BBEEE

Darker −10%#318CE2

Darker −20%#1C72C4

Darker −30%#165897

Darker −40%#0F3E6B

More saturated +25%#47A6FF

Less saturated −25%#75A4D1

Channel breakdown

R94

G165

B232

Red94 (36.9%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue209.13°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G A5 · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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