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Recognised as Colour

#5CB5FA

  • #5CB5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5CB5FA is a blue with RGB values 92, 181, 250 and HSL 206°, 94%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5CB5FA#5CB5FA
HEX#5CB5FA
RGBrgb(92, 181, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.7098, 0.9804
RGB percentages36.1%, 71%, 98%
HSLhsl(206.2, 94%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 63.2%, 98%)
CMYK63.2%, 27.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,075,898
CSS custom property--colour: #5CB5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#A34A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA15C
Analogous#5CFAF0, #5C66FA
Triadic#FA5CB5, #B5FA5C
Split complementary#FA5C66, #FAF05C
Tetradic#F05CFA, #FAA15C, #66FA5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F8FF
Lighter +20%#BFE2FD
Lighter +10%#8DCBFC
Darker −10%#2B9FF8
Darker −20%#0786E9
Darker −30%#066AB7
Darker −40%#044D86
More saturated +25%#57B6FF
Less saturated −25%#71B2E5

Channel breakdown

R92
G181
B250
Red92 (36.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue206.2°
Saturation (HSL)94.05%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G B5 · B FA

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