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Recognised as Colour

#54ACD4

  • #54ACD4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#54ACD4 is a cyan with RGB values 84, 172, 212 and HSL 199°, 60%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#54ACD4#54ACD4
HEX#54ACD4
RGBrgb(84, 172, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.6745, 0.8314
RGB percentages32.9%, 67.5%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(198.8, 59.8%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 60.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK60.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,549,268
CSS custom property--colour: #54ACD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AB532B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98AAD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#869CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D47C54
Analogous#54D4BC, #546CD4
Triadic#D454AC, #ACD454
Split complementary#D4546C, #D4BC54
Tetradic#BC54D4, #D47C54, #6CD454

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFD
Lighter +30%#CEE7F3
Lighter +20%#A6D4E8
Lighter +10%#7DC0DE
Darker −10%#3196C4
Darker −20%#27779B
Darker −30%#1D5872
Darker −40%#12384A
More saturated +25%#39B6EF
Less saturated −25%#6FA2B9

Channel breakdown

R84
G172
B212
Red84 (32.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G AC · B D4

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