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Recognised as Colour

#5C99FD

  • #5C99FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#5C99FD is a blue with RGB values 92, 153, 253 and HSL 217°, 98%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5C99FD#5C99FD
HEX#5C99FD
RGBrgb(92, 153, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6, 0.9922
RGB percentages36.1%, 60%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(217.3, 97.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 63.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK63.6%, 39.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,068,733
CSS custom property--colour: #5C99FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A36602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6CA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5493FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.8Royal blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC05C
Analogous#5CE9FD, #705CFD
Triadic#FD5C99, #99FD5C
Split complementary#FD705C, #EAFD5C
Tetradic#FD5CE9, #FDC05C, #5CFD6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F8FF
Lighter +20%#C1D8FE
Lighter +10%#8EB9FE
Darker −10%#2A79FC
Darker −20%#035DF0
Darker −30%#0249BE
Darker −40%#02368B
More saturated +25%#5A99FF
Less saturated −25%#719EE8

Channel breakdown

R92
G153
B253
Red92 (36.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue217.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.58%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 99 · B FD

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