Colour

#5C70A2

#5C70A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#5C70A2 is a blue with RGB values 92, 112, 162 and HSL 223°, 28%, 50%. 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

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HEX#5C70A2

RGBrgb(92, 112, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4392, 0.6353

RGB percentages36.1%, 43.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(222.9, 27.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 43.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK43.2%, 30.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,058,146

CSS custom property--colour: #5C70A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#A38F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E74A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#576EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#447A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A28E5C

Analogous#5C93A2, #6B5CA2

Triadic#A25C70, #70A25C

Split complementary#A26B5C, #93A25C

Tetradic#A25C93, #A28E5C, #5CA26B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE2EC

Lighter +30%#BDC5DA

Lighter +20%#9DA9C7

Lighter +10%#7C8CB5

Darker −10%#4A5A81

Darker −20%#374361

Darker −30%#252D40

Darker −40%#121620

More saturated +25%#3C62C2

Less saturated −25%#7C7E82

Channel breakdown

R92

G112

B162

Red92 (36.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)27.56%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 70 · B A2

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