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Recognised as Colour

#5C709E

  • #5C709E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C709E is a blue with RGB values 92, 112, 158 and HSL 222°, 26%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C709E#5C709E
HEX#5C709E
RGBrgb(92, 112, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4392, 0.6196
RGB percentages36.1%, 43.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(221.8, 26.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 41.8%, 62%)
CMYK41.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,058,142
CSS custom property--colour: #5C709E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#A38F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6074A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#596E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#467980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8A5C
Analogous#5C919E, #695C9E
Triadic#9E5C70, #709E5C
Split complementary#9E695C, #919E5C
Tetradic#9E5C91, #9E8A5C, #5C9E69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE0EA
Lighter +30%#BBC4D8
Lighter +20%#9BA8C5
Lighter +10%#7B8CB2
Darker −10%#49597E
Darker −20%#36425E
Darker −30%#242B3D
Darker −40%#11151D
More saturated +25%#3D64BD
Less saturated −25%#7B7C7F

Channel breakdown

R92
G112
B158
Red92 (36.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)26.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 70 · B 9E

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