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Recognised as Colour

#5C80C6

  • #5C80C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C80C6 is a blue with RGB values 92, 128, 198 and HSL 220°, 48%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C80C6#5C80C6
HEX#5C80C6
RGBrgb(92, 128, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.502, 0.7765
RGB percentages36.1%, 50.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(219.6, 48.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 53.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK53.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,062,278
CSS custom property--colour: #5C80C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#A37F39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6486C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#577CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#238F9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A25C
Analogous#5CB5C6, #6D5CC6
Triadic#C65C80, #80C65C
Split complementary#C66D5C, #B5C65C
Tetradic#C65CB5, #C6A25C, #5CC66D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FB
Lighter +30%#CDD8EE
Lighter +20%#A8BBE0
Lighter +10%#829DD3
Darker −10%#3E65B1
Darker −20%#314F8B
Darker −30%#233A66
Darker −40%#162440
More saturated +25%#4077E2
Less saturated −25%#7889AB

Channel breakdown

R92
G128
B198
Red92 (36.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue219.62°
Saturation (HSL)48.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 80 · B C6

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