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Recognised as Colour

#5C5CFE

  • #5C5CFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#5C5CFE is a blue with RGB values 92, 92, 254 and HSL 240°, 99%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#5C5CFE#5C5CFE
HEX#5C5CFE
RGBrgb(92, 92, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3608, 0.9961
RGB percentages36.1%, 36.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(240, 98.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 63.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK63.8%, 63.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,053,118
CSS custom property--colour: #5C5CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#A3A301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#0086A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFE5C
Analogous#5CADFE, #AD5CFE
Triadic#FE5C5C, #5CFE5C
Split complementary#FEAD5C, #ADFE5C
Tetradic#FE5CAD, #FEFE5C, #5CFEAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4FF
Lighter +20%#C1C1FF
Lighter +10%#8F8FFE
Darker −10%#2929FE
Darker −20%#0101F3
Darker −30%#0101C0
Darker −40%#01018D
More saturated +25%#5B5BFF
Less saturated −25%#7171EA

Channel breakdown

R92
G92
B254
Red92 (36.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)98.78%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 5C · B FE

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