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Recognised as Colour

#5C8AE1

  • #5C8AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C8AE1 is a blue with RGB values 92, 138, 225 and HSL 219°, 69%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C8AE1#5C8AE1
HEX#5C8AE1
RGBrgb(92, 138, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5412, 0.8824
RGB percentages36.1%, 54.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(219.2, 68.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 59.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK59.1%, 38.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,064,865
CSS custom property--colour: #5C8AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#A3751E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6592E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5386DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.14, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1B35C
Analogous#5CCCE1, #715CE1
Triadic#E15C8A, #8AE15C
Split complementary#E1715C, #CCE15C
Tetradic#E15CCC, #E1B35C, #5CE171

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE7F9
Lighter +20%#B2C8F1
Lighter +10%#87A9E9
Darker −10%#316BD9
Darker −20%#2155B6
Darker −30%#19418B
Darker −40%#122C5F
More saturated +25%#4483F9
Less saturated −25%#7491C9

Channel breakdown

R92
G138
B225
Red92 (36.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue219.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.91%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 8A · B E1

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