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Recognised as Colour

#5C94B1

  • #5C94B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5C94B1 is a blue with RGB values 92, 148, 177 and HSL 200°, 35%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5C94B1#5C94B1
HEX#5C94B1
RGBrgb(92, 148, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5804, 0.6941
RGB percentages36.1%, 58%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(200.5, 35.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 48%, 69.4%)
CMYK48%, 16.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,067,377
CSS custom property--colour: #5C94B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A36B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8692B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A89B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#339C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1795C
Analogous#5CB1A4, #5C69B1
Triadic#B15C94, #94B15C
Split complementary#B15C69, #B1A35C
Tetradic#A45CB1, #B1795C, #6AB15C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EFF3
Lighter +30%#C3D8E3
Lighter +20%#A1C1D2
Lighter +10%#7EABC2
Darker −10%#477993
Darker −20%#365D71
Darker −30%#26404E
Darker −40%#15242C
More saturated +25%#3E9ECF
Less saturated −25%#7A8A93

Channel breakdown

R92
G148
B177
Red92 (36.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue200.47°
Saturation (HSL)35.27%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 94 · B B1

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