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Recognised as Colour

#5C8ECA

  • #5C8ECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C8ECA is a blue with RGB values 92, 142, 202 and HSL 213°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C8ECA#5C8ECA
HEX#5C8ECA
RGBrgb(92, 142, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5569, 0.7922
RGB percentages36.1%, 55.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(212.7, 50.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 54.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK54.5%, 29.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,065,866
CSS custom property--colour: #5C8ECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 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#888888
Inverted#A37135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7691CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6886C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#169CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 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

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA985C
Analogous#5CC5CA, #615CCA
Triadic#CA5C8E, #8ECA5C
Split complementary#CA615C, #C5CA5C
Tetradic#CA5CC5, #CA985C, #5CCA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F9FC
Lighter +30%#CFDEF0
Lighter +20%#A9C3E3
Lighter +10%#82A9D7
Darker −10%#3C74B7
Darker −20%#2F5C91
Darker −30%#23436A
Darker −40%#162B44
More saturated +25%#418CE5
Less saturated −25%#7790AF

Channel breakdown

R92
G142
B202
Red92 (36.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)50.93%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 8E · B CA

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