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Recognised as Colour

#5EADE7

  • #5EADE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5EADE7 is a blue with RGB values 94, 173, 231 and HSL 205°, 74%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5EADE7#5EADE7
HEX#5EADE7
RGBrgb(94, 173, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6784, 0.9059
RGB percentages36.9%, 67.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(205.4, 74.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 59.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK59.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,204,903
CSS custom property--colour: #5EADE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#A15218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93AEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A0E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7985E
Analogous#5EE7DC, #5E69E7
Triadic#E75EAD, #ADE75E
Split complementary#E75E69, #E7DC5E
Tetradic#DC5EE7, #E7985E, #68E75E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F1FB
Lighter +20%#B7DAF4
Lighter +10%#8AC4EE
Darker −10%#3296E0
Darker −20%#1D7CC2
Darker −30%#166096
Darker −40%#104369
More saturated +25%#47B1FE
Less saturated −25%#75A9D0

Channel breakdown

R94
G173
B231
Red94 (36.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue205.4°
Saturation (HSL)74.05%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G AD · B E7

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