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Recognised as Colour

#5C72EA

  • #5C72EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5C72EA is a blue with RGB values 92, 114, 234 and HSL 231°, 77%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5C72EA#5C72EA
HEX#5C72EA
RGBrgb(92, 114, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4471, 0.9176
RGB percentages36.1%, 44.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(230.7, 77.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 60.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,058,730
CSS custom property--colour: #5C72EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A38D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C83EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD45C
Analogous#5CB9EA, #8D5CEA
Triadic#EA5C72, #72EA5C
Split complementary#EA8D5C, #B9EA5C
Tetradic#EA5CB9, #EAD45C, #5CEA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E7FB
Lighter +20%#B6C0F6
Lighter +10%#8999F0
Darker −10%#2F4BE4
Darker −20%#1A34C6
Darker −30%#142899
Darker −40%#0E1D6C
More saturated +25%#4764FF
Less saturated −25%#7382D3

Channel breakdown

R92
G114
B234
Red92 (36.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue230.7°
Saturation (HSL)77.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 72 · B EA

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