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Recognised as Colour

#5C9CC3

  • #5C9CC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5C9CC3 is a blue with RGB values 92, 156, 195 and HSL 203°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5C9CC3#5C9CC3
HEX#5C9CC3
RGBrgb(92, 156, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6118, 0.7647
RGB percentages36.1%, 61.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(202.7, 46.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 52.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK52.8%, 20%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,069,443
CSS custom property--colour: #5C9CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#A3633C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C90C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1CA6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3835C
Analogous#5CC3B7, #5C68C3
Triadic#C35C9C, #9CC35C
Split complementary#C35C68, #C3B75C
Tetradic#B75CC3, #C3835C, #68C35C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7FA
Lighter +30%#CCE0EC
Lighter +20%#A7C9DE
Lighter +10%#81B3D1
Darker −10%#3F83AD
Darker −20%#326787
Darker −30%#244B62
Darker −40%#162E3D
More saturated +25%#40A3DF
Less saturated −25%#7895A7

Channel breakdown

R92
G156
B195
Red92 (36.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue202.72°
Saturation (HSL)46.19%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G 9C · B C3

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