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Recognised as Colour

#5C86CB

  • #5C86CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C86CB is a blue with RGB values 92, 134, 203 and HSL 217°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C86CB#5C86CB
HEX#5C86CB
RGBrgb(92, 134, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5255, 0.7961
RGB percentages36.1%, 52.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(217.3, 51.6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 54.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK54.7%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,063,819
CSS custom property--colour: #5C86CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#A37934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8BCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#18959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Steel blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA15C
Analogous#5CBECB, #6A5CCB
Triadic#CB5C86, #86CB5C
Split complementary#CB695C, #BECB5C
Tetradic#CB5CBD, #CBA15C, #5CCB69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FC
Lighter +30%#D0DCF0
Lighter +20%#A9BFE4
Lighter +10%#83A3D7
Darker −10%#3B6BB9
Darker −20%#2F5492
Darker −30%#223E6C
Darker −40%#162845
More saturated +25%#417FE6
Less saturated −25%#778DB0

Channel breakdown

R92
G134
B203
Red92 (36.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue217.3°
Saturation (HSL)51.63%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 86 · B CB

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