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Recognised as Colour

#5C75BC

  • #5C75BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C75BC is a blue with RGB values 92, 117, 188 and HSL 224°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C75BC#5C75BC
HEX#5C75BC
RGBrgb(92, 117, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4588, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.1%, 45.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(224.4, 41.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 51.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK51.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,059,452
CSS custom property--colour: #5C75BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#A38A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F74BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#31848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA35C
Analogous#5CA5BC, #735CBC
Triadic#BC5C75, #75BC5C
Split complementary#BC735C, #A5BC5C
Tetradic#BC5CA5, #BCA35C, #5CBC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEFF7
Lighter +30%#C8D1E9
Lighter +20%#A4B2DA
Lighter +10%#8094CB
Darker −10%#435CA2
Darker −20%#34477E
Darker −30%#25335A
Darker −40%#161E36
More saturated +25%#3F67D9
Less saturated −25%#79839F

Channel breakdown

R92
G117
B188
Red92 (36.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue224.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 75 · B BC

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