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Recognised as Colour

#5EB5E8

  • #5EB5E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5EB5E8 is a blue with RGB values 94, 181, 232 and HSL 202°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5EB5E8#5EB5E8
HEX#5EB5E8
RGBrgb(94, 181, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7098, 0.9098
RGB percentages36.9%, 71%, 91%
HSLhsl(202.2, 75%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 59.5%, 91%)
CMYK59.5%, 22%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,206,952
CSS custom property--colour: #5EB5E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#A14A17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Light blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8915E
Analogous#5EE8D6, #5E70E8
Triadic#E85EB5, #B5E85E
Split complementary#E85E70, #E8D65E
Tetradic#D65EE8, #E8915E, #70E85E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F3FB
Lighter +20%#B7DEF5
Lighter +10%#8BCAEE
Darker −10%#31A0E2
Darker −20%#1C86C4
Darker −30%#166797
Darker −40%#0F496B
More saturated +25%#47BBFF
Less saturated −25%#75AFD1

Channel breakdown

R94
G181
B232
Red94 (36.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue202.17°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G B5 · B E8

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