Recognised as Colour

#5C5580

#5C5580
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5C5580 is a blue with RGB values 92, 85, 128 and HSL 250°, 20%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C5580#5C5580

HEX#5C5580

RGBrgb(92, 85, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3333, 0.502

RGB percentages36.1%, 33.3%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(249.8, 20.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 33.6%, 50.2%)

CMYK28.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,051,200

CSS custom property--colour: #5C5580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A3AA7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5B82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5A7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#545C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#798055

Analogous#556380, #725580

Triadic#805C55, #55805C

Split complementary#807255, #638055

Tetradic#805563, #798055, #558072

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CAC7DA

Lighter +30%#ADA8C6

Lighter +20%#908AB1

Lighter +10%#736B9D

Darker −10%#464161

Darker −20%#302C43

Darker −30%#1A1824

Darker −40%#040405

More saturated +25%#4A3A9B

Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R92

G85

B128

Red92 (36.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue249.77°

Saturation (HSL)20.19%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 55 · B 80

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Colour harmonies

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