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Recognised as Colour

#5EAFE2

  • #5EAFE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5EAFE2 is a blue with RGB values 94, 175, 226 and HSL 203°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5EAFE2#5EAFE2
HEX#5EAFE2
RGBrgb(94, 175, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6863, 0.8863
RGB percentages36.9%, 68.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(203.2, 69.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 58.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK58.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,205,410
CSS custom property--colour: #5EAFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A1501D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98AEE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2915E
Analogous#5EE2D3, #5E6DE2
Triadic#E25EAF, #AFE25E
Split complementary#E25E6D, #E2D35E
Tetradic#D35EE2, #E2915E, #6DE25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EFF9
Lighter +20%#B4DAF2
Lighter +10%#89C4EA
Darker −10%#339ADA
Darker −20%#217EB9
Darker −30%#19618E
Darker −40%#124362
More saturated +25%#46B4FA
Less saturated −25%#76AACA

Channel breakdown

R94
G175
B226
Red94 (36.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue203.18°
Saturation (HSL)69.47%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G AF · B E2

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