Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#5EA8E4

  • #5EA8E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5EA8E4 is a blue with RGB values 94, 168, 228 and HSL 207°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5EA8E4#5EA8E4
HEX#5EA8E4
RGBrgb(94, 168, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6588, 0.8941
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(206.9, 71.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 58.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK58.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,620
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA8E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A1571B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9CE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E49A5E
Analogous#5EE4DD, #5E65E4
Triadic#E45EA8, #A8E45E
Split complementary#E45E65, #E4DD5E
Tetradic#DD5EE4, #E49A5E, #65E45E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EFFA
Lighter +20%#B5D7F3
Lighter +10%#8AC0EB
Darker −10%#3290DD
Darker −20%#2076BC
Darker −30%#185B91
Darker −40%#113F65
More saturated +25%#46AAFC
Less saturated −25%#76A6CD

Channel breakdown

R94
G168
B228
Red94 (36.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue206.87°
Saturation (HSL)71.28%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A8 · B E4

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “5ea8e4” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.