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Recognised as Colour

#5EA6DD

  • #5EA6DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5EA6DD is a blue with RGB values 94, 166, 221 and HSL 206°, 65%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5EA6DD#5EA6DD
HEX#5EA6DD
RGBrgb(94, 166, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.651, 0.8667
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(206, 65.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 57.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK57.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,101
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A15922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA7E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD955E
Analogous#5EDDD5, #5E67DD
Triadic#DD5EA6, #A6DD5E
Split complementary#DD5E67, #DDD45E
Tetradic#D55EDD, #DD955E, #67DD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCECF8
Lighter +20%#B2D5EF
Lighter +10%#88BDE6
Darker −10%#348FD4
Darker −20%#2574B0
Darker −30%#1C5886
Darker −40%#133C5C
More saturated +25%#46A9F5
Less saturated −25%#76A3C5

Channel breakdown

R94
G166
B221
Red94 (36.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue205.98°
Saturation (HSL)65.13%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A6 · B DD

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