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Recognised as Colour

#5C95EC

  • #5C95EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C95EC is a blue with RGB values 92, 149, 236 and HSL 216°, 79%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C95EC#5C95EC
HEX#5C95EC
RGBrgb(92, 149, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.5843, 0.9255
RGB percentages36.1%, 58.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(216.3, 79.1%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 61%, 92.5%)
CMYK61%, 36.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,067,692
CSS custom property--colour: #5C95EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#A36A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.9, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB35C
Analogous#5CDDEC, #6B5CEC
Triadic#EC5C95, #95EC5C
Split complementary#EC6B5C, #DDEC5C
Tetradic#EC5CDD, #ECB35C, #5CEC6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EEFC
Lighter +20%#B7D0F7
Lighter +10%#8AB3F1
Darker −10%#2E77E7
Darker −20%#185ECA
Darker −30%#12499D
Darker −40%#0D346F
More saturated +25%#4991FF
Less saturated −25%#739AD5

Channel breakdown

R92
G149
B236
Red92 (36.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue216.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 95 · B EC

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