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Recognised as Colour

#5CADFF

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

#5CADFF is a blue with RGB values 92, 173, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#5CADFF#5CADFF
HEX#5CADFF
RGBrgb(92, 173, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6784, 1
RGB percentages36.1%, 67.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.2, 100%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 63.9%, 100%)
CMYK63.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,073,855
CSS custom property--colour: #5CADFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#A35200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAE5C
Analogous#5CFFFF, #5C5CFF
Triadic#FF5CAD, #ADFF5C
Split complementary#FF5C5C, #FFFF5C
Tetradic#FF5CFF, #FFAE5C, #5CFF5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAFF
Lighter +20%#C2E0FF
Lighter +10%#8FC7FF
Darker −10%#2993FF
Darker −20%#007AF5
Darker −30%#0060C2
Darker −40%#00478F
More saturated +25%#5CADFF
Less saturated −25%#70ADEB

Channel breakdown

R92
G173
B255
Red92 (36.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G AD · B FF

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