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Recognised as Colour

#5EBCFF

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

#5EBCFF is a blue with RGB values 94, 188, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5EBCFF#5EBCFF
HEX#5EBCFF
RGBrgb(94, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages36.9%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK63.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,208,767
CSS custom property--colour: #5EBCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A14300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#88ADFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.7Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA15E
Analogous#5EFFF1, #5E6CFF
Triadic#FF5EBC, #BCFF5E
Split complementary#FF5E6C, #FFF15E
Tetradic#F15EFF, #FFA15E, #6CFF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FCFF
Lighter +20%#C4E6FF
Lighter +10%#91D1FF
Darker −10%#2BA7FF
Darker −20%#0090F7
Darker −30%#0072C4
Darker −40%#005591
More saturated +25%#5EBCFF
Less saturated −25%#72B9EB

Channel breakdown

R94
G188
B255
Red94 (36.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G BC · B FF

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