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Recognised as Colour

#5C71BE

  • #5C71BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C71BE is a blue with RGB values 92, 113, 190 and HSL 227°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C71BE#5C71BE
HEX#5C71BE
RGBrgb(92, 113, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4431, 0.7451
RGB percentages36.1%, 44.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(227.1, 43%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 51.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK51.6%, 40.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,058,430
CSS custom property--colour: #5C71BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#A38E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#30818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA95C
Analogous#5CA2BE, #785CBE
Triadic#BE5C71, #71BE5C
Split complementary#BE785C, #A2BE5C
Tetradic#BE5CA2, #BEA95C, #5CBE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0F8
Lighter +30%#C9D0EA
Lighter +20%#A5B1DB
Lighter +10%#8091CD
Darker −10%#4257A5
Darker −20%#334481
Darker −30%#25315C
Darker −40%#161D38
More saturated +25%#4061DB
Less saturated −25%#7981A2

Channel breakdown

R92
G113
B190
Red92 (36.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 71 · B BE

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