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Recognised as Colour

#54ADC8

  • #54ADC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#54ADC8 is a cyan with RGB values 84, 173, 200 and HSL 194°, 51%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#54ADC8#54ADC8
HEX#54ADC8
RGBrgb(84, 173, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.6784, 0.7843
RGB percentages32.9%, 67.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(194, 51.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 58%, 78.4%)
CMYK58%, 13.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,549,512
CSS custom property--colour: #54ADC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AB5237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA9C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C86F54
Analogous#54C8A9, #5473C8
Triadic#C854AD, #ADC854
Split complementary#C85473, #C8A954
Tetradic#A954C8, #C86F54, #73C854

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7FA
Lighter +30%#C8E5ED
Lighter +20%#A1D2E1
Lighter +10%#7BC0D4
Darker −10%#3994B0
Darker −20%#2C748A
Darker −30%#205363
Darker −40%#13333D
More saturated +25%#38BCE4
Less saturated −25%#709EAC

Channel breakdown

R84
G173
B200
Red84 (32.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue193.97°
Saturation (HSL)51.33%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G AD · B C8

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