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Recognised as Colour

#5C738E

  • #5C738E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#5C738E is a blue with RGB values 92, 115, 142 and HSL 212°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#5C738E#5C738E
HEX#5C738E
RGBrgb(92, 115, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.451, 0.5569
RGB percentages36.1%, 45.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(212.4, 21.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 35.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK35.2%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,058,894
CSS custom property--colour: #5C738E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 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 black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#A38C71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69748Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#636F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C797Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 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 text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.7Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Gray · ΔE 18.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E775C
Analogous#5C8C8E, #5E5C8E
Triadic#8E5C73, #738E5C
Split complementary#8E5E5C, #8C8E5C
Tetradic#8E5C8C, #8E775C, #5C8E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DAE3
Lighter +30%#B4C0CF
Lighter +20%#95A7BB
Lighter +10%#768DA7
Darker −10%#485A6F
Darker −20%#344150
Darker −30%#202831
Darker −40%#0C0F12
More saturated +25%#3F71AB
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R92
G115
B142
Red92 (36.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue212.4°
Saturation (HSL)21.37%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 73 · B 8E

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