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Recognised as Colour

#5C8DC3

  • #5C8DC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C8DC3 is a blue with RGB values 92, 141, 195 and HSL 211°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C8DC3#5C8DC3
HEX#5C8DC3
RGBrgb(92, 141, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5529, 0.7647
RGB percentages36.1%, 55.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(211.5, 46.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 52.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK52.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,065,603
CSS custom property--colour: #5C8DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A3723C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A85C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2299A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3925C
Analogous#5CC1C3, #5E5CC3
Triadic#C35C8D, #8DC35C
Split complementary#C35F5C, #C1C35C
Tetradic#C35CC1, #C3925C, #5CC35E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5FA
Lighter +30%#CCDBEC
Lighter +20%#A7C1DE
Lighter +10%#81A7D1
Darker −10%#3F73AD
Darker −20%#325A87
Darker −30%#244162
Darker −40%#16293D
More saturated +25%#408CDF
Less saturated −25%#788EA7

Channel breakdown

R92
G141
B195
Red92 (36.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue211.46°
Saturation (HSL)46.19%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 8D · B C3

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