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Recognised as Colour

#5C70CF

  • #5C70CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5C70CF is a blue with RGB values 92, 112, 207 and HSL 230°, 55%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5C70CF#5C70CF
HEX#5C70CF
RGBrgb(92, 112, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4392, 0.8118
RGB percentages36.1%, 43.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(229.6, 54.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 55.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK55.6%, 45.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,058,191
CSS custom property--colour: #5C70CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#A38F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3672CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1A8595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBB5C
Analogous#5CA9CF, #825CCF
Triadic#CF5C70, #70CF5C
Split complementary#CF825C, #A9CF5C
Tetradic#CF5CAA, #CFBB5C, #5CCF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFD
Lighter +30%#D2D8F2
Lighter +20%#ABB5E6
Lighter +10%#8393DB
Darker −10%#3850C0
Darker −20%#2D3F98
Darker −30%#212F71
Darker −40%#161F49
More saturated +25%#425FE9
Less saturated −25%#7681B5

Channel breakdown

R92
G112
B207
Red92 (36.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)54.5%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 70 · B CF

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