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Recognised as Colour

#5C5DA3

  • #5C5DA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C5DA3 is a blue with RGB values 92, 93, 163 and HSL 239°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#5C5DA3#5C5DA3
HEX#5C5DA3
RGBrgb(92, 93, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3647, 0.6392
RGB percentages36.1%, 36.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(239.2, 27.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 43.6%, 63.9%)
CMYK43.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,053,283
CSS custom property--colour: #5C5DA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#A3A25C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4367A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F62A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#466B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3A25C
Analogous#5C80A3, #7F5CA3
Triadic#A35C5D, #5DA35C
Split complementary#A37F5C, #80A35C
Tetradic#A35C80, #A3A25C, #5CA37F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDFED
Lighter +30%#BEBEDA
Lighter +20%#9D9EC8
Lighter +10%#7D7DB5
Darker −10%#4A4A82
Darker −20%#373862
Darker −30%#252541
Darker −40%#121321
More saturated +25%#3C3EC3
Less saturated −25%#7C7C83

Channel breakdown

R92
G93
B163
Red92 (36.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue239.15°
Saturation (HSL)27.84%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 5D · B A3

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