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Recognised as Colour

#5C85D4

  • #5C85D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C85D4 is a blue with RGB values 92, 133, 212 and HSL 220°, 58%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C85D4#5C85D4
HEX#5C85D4
RGBrgb(92, 133, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5216, 0.8314
RGB percentages36.1%, 52.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(219.5, 58.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 56.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK56.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,063,572
CSS custom property--colour: #5C85D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A37A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#648CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5581D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AB5C
Analogous#5CC1D4, #6F5CD4
Triadic#D45C85, #85D45C
Split complementary#D46F5C, #C1D45C
Tetradic#D45CC1, #D4AB5C, #5CD46F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D5E0F4
Lighter +20%#ADC1E9
Lighter +10%#84A3DF
Darker −10%#3567C8
Darker −20%#2A52A0
Darker −30%#203E77
Darker −40%#15294F
More saturated +25%#427DEE
Less saturated −25%#768DBA

Channel breakdown

R92
G133
B212
Red92 (36.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue219.5°
Saturation (HSL)58.25%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 85 · B D4

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