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Recognised as Colour

#5C8FAA

  • #5C8FAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5C8FAA is a blue with RGB values 92, 143, 170 and HSL 201°, 31%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5C8FAA#5C8FAA
HEX#5C8FAA
RGBrgb(92, 143, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5608, 0.6667
RGB percentages36.1%, 56.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(200.8, 31.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK45.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,066,090
CSS custom property--colour: #5C8FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A37055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828DABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7785AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#399698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA775C
Analogous#5CAA9E, #5C68AA
Triadic#AA5C8F, #8FAA5C
Split complementary#AA5C68, #AA9E5C
Tetradic#9E5CAA, #AA775C, #68AA5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EBF0
Lighter +30%#C1D4DE
Lighter +20%#9FBDCD
Lighter +10%#7EA6BB
Darker −10%#48748B
Darker −20%#375869
Darker −30%#253C48
Darker −40%#142026
More saturated +25%#3D99C9
Less saturated −25%#7B858B

Channel breakdown

R92
G143
B170
Red92 (36.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue200.77°
Saturation (HSL)31.45%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 8F · B AA

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