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Recognised as Colour

#5C6992

  • #5C6992
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C6992 is a blue with RGB values 92, 105, 146 and HSL 226°, 23%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C6992#5C6992
HEX#5C6992
RGBrgb(92, 105, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4118, 0.5725
RGB percentages36.1%, 41.2%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(225.6, 22.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 37%, 57.3%)
CMYK37%, 28.1%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,056,338
CSS custom property--colour: #5C6992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#A3966D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6D94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#576891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C7177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92855C
Analogous#5C8492, #6A5C92
Triadic#925C69, #69925C
Split complementary#926A5C, #84925C
Tetradic#925C84, #92855C, #5C926A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D9E5
Lighter +30%#B6BCD1
Lighter +20%#97A0BD
Lighter +10%#7784AA
Darker −10%#485373
Darker −20%#353C53
Darker −30%#212534
Darker −40%#0D0F15
More saturated +25%#3E5AB0
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R92
G105
B146
Red92 (36.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue225.56°
Saturation (HSL)22.69%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 69 · B 92

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