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Recognised as Colour

#5697A7

  • #5697A7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5697A7 is a cyan with RGB values 86, 151, 167 and HSL 192°, 32%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5697A7#5697A7
HEX#5697A7
RGBrgb(86, 151, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.3373, 0.5922, 0.6549
RGB percentages33.7%, 59.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(191.9, 32%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.9, 48.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK48.5%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,674,919
CSS custom property--colour: #5697A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#A96858

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C93A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2B9D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16Dark cyan · ΔE 16.8Teal · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76656
Analogous#56A78F, #566FA7
Triadic#A75697, #97A756
Split complementary#A7566F, #A78F56
Tetradic#8F56A7, #A76656, #6FA756

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCEAED
Lighter +30%#BAD5DC
Lighter +20%#99C1CA
Lighter +10%#77ACB9
Darker −10%#457985
Darker −20%#335A64
Darker −30%#223C42
Darker −40%#111D20
More saturated +25%#36AAC7
Less saturated −25%#768487

Channel breakdown

R86
G151
B167
Red86 (33.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue191.85°
Saturation (HSL)32.02%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 56 · G 97 · B A7

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