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Recognised as Colour

#5CA5CE

  • #5CA5CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5CA5CE is a blue with RGB values 92, 165, 206 and HSL 202°, 54%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5CA5CE#5CA5CE
HEX#5CA5CE
RGBrgb(92, 165, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6471, 0.8078
RGB percentages36.1%, 64.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(201.6, 53.8%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 55.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK55.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,071,758
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A35A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A4D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8298CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE855C
Analogous#5CCEBE, #5C6CCE
Triadic#CE5CA5, #A5CE5C
Split complementary#CE5C6C, #CEBE5C
Tetradic#BE5CCE, #CE855C, #6CCE5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFD
Lighter +30%#D2E6F1
Lighter +20%#AAD0E6
Lighter +10%#83BBDA
Darker −10%#398EBE
Darker −20%#2D7197
Darker −30%#22536F
Darker −40%#163648
More saturated +25%#42ACE9
Less saturated −25%#779EB4

Channel breakdown

R92
G165
B206
Red92 (36.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue201.58°
Saturation (HSL)53.77%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A5 · B CE

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