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Colour

#5099B1

  • #5099B1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5099B1 is a cyan with RGB values 80, 153, 177 and HSL 195°, 38%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5099B1#5099B1
HEX#5099B1
RGBrgb(80, 153, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.6, 0.6941
RGB percentages31.4%, 60%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(194.8, 38.3%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 54.8%, 69.4%)
CMYK54.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,282,225
CSS custom property--colour: #5099B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#AF664E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B96B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B16850
Analogous#50B199, #5068B1
Triadic#B15099, #99B150
Split complementary#B15068, #B19950
Tetradic#9950B1, #B16850, #69B150

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEBF0
Lighter +30%#BAD7E0
Lighter +20%#97C2D0
Lighter +10%#73AEC1
Darker −10%#407B8E
Darker −20%#305D6B
Darker −30%#203E48
Darker −40%#102025
More saturated +25%#30A9D1
Less saturated −25%#708991

Channel breakdown

R80
G153
B177
Red80 (31.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue194.85°
Saturation (HSL)38.34%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 99 · B B1

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