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Recognised as Colour

#5EA8F3

  • #5EA8F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5EA8F3 is a blue with RGB values 94, 168, 243 and HSL 210°, 86%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5EA8F3#5EA8F3
HEX#5EA8F3
RGBrgb(94, 168, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6588, 0.9529
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.9%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(210.2, 86.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 61.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK61.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,635
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA8F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A1570C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88ABF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#749DF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3A95E
Analogous#5EF3F3, #5E5EF3
Triadic#F35EA8, #A8F35E
Split complementary#F35E5E, #F3F35E
Tetradic#F35EF3, #F3A95E, #5EF35F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF5FE
Lighter +20%#BDDBFA
Lighter +10%#8DC2F7
Darker −10%#2F8EEF
Darker −20%#1075DB
Darker −30%#0D5BAB
Darker −40%#09427C
More saturated +25%#52A8FF
Less saturated −25%#74A8DD

Channel breakdown

R94
G168
B243
Red94 (36.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue210.2°
Saturation (HSL)86.13%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A8 · B F3

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