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Recognised as Colour

#5398B8

  • #5398B8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#5398B8 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 152, 184 and HSL 199°, 42%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#5398B8#5398B8
HEX#5398B8
RGBrgb(83, 152, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5961, 0.7216
RGB percentages32.5%, 59.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(199, 41.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199, 54.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,478,584
CSS custom property--colour: #5398B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#AC6747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8896BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#798BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 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 text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87353
Analogous#53B8A6, #5365B8
Triadic#B85398, #98B853
Split complementary#B85365, #B8A653
Tetradic#A653B8, #B87353, #65B853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EEF4
Lighter +30%#BFD9E5
Lighter +20%#9BC3D6
Lighter +10%#77AEC7
Darker −10%#3F7C99
Darker −20%#305F75
Darker −30%#214251
Darker −40%#12242D
More saturated +25%#35A3D6
Less saturated −25%#718D9A

Channel breakdown

R83
G152
B184
Red83 (32.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue199.01°
Saturation (HSL)41.56%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 98 · B B8

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