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Recognised as Colour

#5C74B8

  • #5C74B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C74B8 is a blue with RGB values 92, 116, 184 and HSL 224°, 39%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C74B8#5C74B8
HEX#5C74B8
RGBrgb(92, 116, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4549, 0.7216
RGB percentages36.1%, 45.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(224.3, 39.3%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 50%, 72.2%)
CMYK50%, 37%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,059,192
CSS custom property--colour: #5C74B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#A38B47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A7BBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5073B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#35828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A05C
Analogous#5CA2B8, #725CB8
Triadic#B85C74, #74B85C
Split complementary#B8725C, #A2B85C
Tetradic#B85CA2, #B8A05C, #5CB872

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDF6
Lighter +30%#C7CFE6
Lighter +20%#A3B1D7
Lighter +10%#8092C7
Darker −10%#445B9D
Darker −20%#354779
Darker −30%#253256
Darker −40%#161D32
More saturated +25%#3F66D5
Less saturated −25%#79829B

Channel breakdown

R92
G116
B184
Red92 (36.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue224.35°
Saturation (HSL)39.32%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 74 · B B8

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