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Recognised as Colour

#5C86BC

  • #5C86BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C86BC is a blue with RGB values 92, 134, 188 and HSL 214°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C86BC#5C86BC
HEX#5C86BC
RGBrgb(92, 134, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5255, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.1%, 52.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(213.8, 41.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 51.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK51.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,063,804
CSS custom property--colour: #5C86BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#A37943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7189BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6580BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D9299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC925C
Analogous#5CB6BC, #625CBC
Triadic#BC5C86, #86BC5C
Split complementary#BC625C, #B6BC5C
Tetradic#BC5CB6, #BC925C, #5CBC62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1F7
Lighter +30%#C8D6E9
Lighter +20%#A4BCDA
Lighter +10%#80A1CB
Darker −10%#436DA2
Darker −20%#34547E
Darker −30%#253C5A
Darker −40%#162436
More saturated +25%#3F82D9
Less saturated −25%#798A9F

Channel breakdown

R92
G134
B188
Red92 (36.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 86 · B BC

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