Colour

#5C6596

#5C6596
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5C6596 is a blue with RGB values 92, 101, 150 and HSL 231°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#5C6596

RGBrgb(92, 101, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3961, 0.5882

RGB percentages36.1%, 39.6%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(230.7, 24%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 38.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK38.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,055,318

CSS custom property--colour: #5C6596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#A39A69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556A98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#516695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#4B6F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#968D5C

Analogous#5C8296, #705C96

Triadic#965C65, #65965C

Split complementary#96705C, #82965C

Tetradic#965C82, #968D5C, #5C9670

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7DAE7

Lighter +30%#B8BCD3

Lighter +20%#989EC0

Lighter +10%#7881AD

Darker −10%#495076

Darker −20%#353A57

Darker −30%#222537

Darker −40%#0E1018

More saturated +25%#3E50B4

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R92

G101

B150

Red92 (36.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue230.69°

Saturation (HSL)23.97%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 65 · B 96

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Colour values

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