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Recognised as Colour

#5C79B5

  • #5C79B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C79B5 is a blue with RGB values 92, 121, 181 and HSL 220°, 38%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C79B5#5C79B5
HEX#5C79B5
RGBrgb(92, 121, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.4745, 0.7098
RGB percentages36.1%, 47.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(220.4, 37.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 49.2%, 71%)
CMYK49.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,060,469
CSS custom property--colour: #5C79B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#A3864A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627EB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5876B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#36868Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5985C
Analogous#5CA6B5, #6B5CB5
Triadic#B55C79, #79B55C
Split complementary#B56B5C, #A6B55C
Tetradic#B55CA6, #B5985C, #5CB56B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8ECF5
Lighter +30%#C5D0E5
Lighter +20%#A2B3D5
Lighter +10%#7F96C5
Darker −10%#456099
Darker −20%#354A76
Darker −30%#253453
Darker −40%#161E2F
More saturated +25%#3E6FD3
Less saturated −25%#7A8397

Channel breakdown

R92
G121
B181
Red92 (36.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue220.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.55%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 79 · B B5

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