Colour

#5396AE

#5396AE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5396AE is a cyan with RGB values 83, 150, 174 and HSL 196°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5396AE#5396AE

HEX#5396AE

RGBrgb(83, 150, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5882, 0.6824

RGB percentages32.5%, 58.8%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(195.8, 36%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 52.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK52.3%, 13.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,478,062

CSS custom property--colour: #5396AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#AC6951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8893AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B89AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#199E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Steel blue · ΔE 17.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE6B53

Analogous#53AE99, #5368AE

Triadic#AE5396, #96AE53

Split complementary#AE5368, #AE9953

Tetradic#9953AE, #AE6B53, #69AE53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEEBEF

Lighter +30%#BBD5DF

Lighter +20%#98C0CF

Lighter +10%#76ABBE

Darker −10%#42798C

Darker −20%#325B69

Darker −30%#213D47

Darker −40%#111F24

More saturated +25%#33A5CE

Less saturated −25%#73878E

Channel breakdown

R83

G150

B174

Red83 (32.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue195.82°

Saturation (HSL)35.97%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 96 · B AE

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