Colour

#05A7CB

#05A7CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#05A7CB is a cyan with RGB values 5, 167, 203 and HSL 191°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#05A7CB#05A7CB

HEX#05A7CB

RGBrgb(5, 167, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6549, 0.7961

RGB percentages2%, 65.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(190.9, 95.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 97.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK97.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer370,635

CSS custom property--colour: #05A7CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#FA5834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91A2CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B92CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Sky blue · ΔE 19.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB2905

Analogous#05CB8C, #0544CB

Triadic#CB05A7, #A7CB05

Split complementary#CB0544, #CB8C05

Tetradic#8C05CB, #CB2905, #44CB05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9FECFD

Lighter +30%#6EE2FB

Lighter +20%#3CD8FA

Lighter +10%#0ACEF9

Darker −10%#047E99

Darker −20%#035567

Darker −30%#012C36

Darker −40%#000304

More saturated +25%#00AAD0

Less saturated −25%#1F96B1

Channel breakdown

G167

B203

Red5 (2%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue190.91°

Saturation (HSL)95.19%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G A7 · B CB

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Colour values

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