Colour

#5EADFF

#5EADFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5EADFF is a blue with RGB values 94, 173, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5EADFF#5EADFF

HEX#5EADFF

RGBrgb(94, 173, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6784, 1

RGB percentages36.9%, 67.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 63.1%, 100%)

CMYK63.1%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,204,927

CSS custom property--colour: #5EADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#A15200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#73A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00C0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7 Sky blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB05E

Analogous#5EFEFF, #5F5EFF

Triadic#FF5EAD, #ADFF5E

Split complementary#FF5F5E, #FEFF5E

Tetradic#FF5EFE, #FFB05E, #5EFF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FBFF

Lighter +20%#C4E1FF

Lighter +10%#91C7FF

Darker −10%#2B93FF

Darker −20%#0079F7

Darker −30%#0060C4

Darker −40%#004791

More saturated +25%#5EADFF

Less saturated −25%#72ADEB

Channel breakdown

R94

G173

B255

Red94 (36.9%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue210.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G AD · B FF

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Colour values

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