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Recognised as Colour

#5C92C9

  • #5C92C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C92C9 is a blue with RGB values 92, 146, 201 and HSL 210°, 50%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C92C9#5C92C9
HEX#5C92C9
RGBrgb(92, 146, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5725, 0.7882
RGB percentages36.1%, 57.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(210.3, 50.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 54.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK54.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,066,889
CSS custom property--colour: #5C92C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A36D36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B94CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D89C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#169FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9935C
Analogous#5CC9C9, #5C5CC9
Triadic#C95C92, #92C95C
Split complementary#C95C5C, #C9C95C
Tetradic#C95CC9, #C9935C, #5CC95C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FC
Lighter +30%#CFDFEF
Lighter +20%#A9C5E2
Lighter +10%#82ACD6
Darker −10%#3C78B6
Darker −20%#305F8F
Darker −30%#234669
Darker −40%#162C43
More saturated +25%#4192E4
Less saturated −25%#7792AE

Channel breakdown

R92
G146
B201
Red92 (36.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue210.28°
Saturation (HSL)50.23%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 92 · B C9

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