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Recognised as Colour

#5C689E

  • #5C689E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C689E is a blue with RGB values 92, 104, 158 and HSL 229°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C689E#5C689E
HEX#5C689E
RGBrgb(92, 104, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4078, 0.6196
RGB percentages36.1%, 40.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(229.1, 26.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 41.8%, 62%)
CMYK41.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,056,094
CSS custom property--colour: #5C689E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#A39761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#566EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#50689Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#47737Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E925C
Analogous#5C899E, #715C9E
Triadic#9E5C68, #689E5C
Split complementary#9E715C, #899E5C
Tetradic#9E5C89, #9E925C, #5C9E71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDEEA
Lighter +30%#BBC1D8
Lighter +20%#9BA3C5
Lighter +10%#7B85B2
Darker −10%#49537E
Darker −20%#363E5E
Darker −30%#24283D
Darker −40%#11131D
More saturated +25%#3D54BD
Less saturated −25%#7B7C7F

Channel breakdown

R92
G104
B158
Red92 (36.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)26.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 68 · B 9E

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