Colour

#5995A4

#5995A4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#5995A4 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 149, 164 and HSL 192°, 30%, 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

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HEX#5995A4

RGBrgb(89, 149, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5843, 0.6431

RGB percentages34.9%, 58.4%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(192, 29.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 45.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK45.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,871,012

CSS custom property--colour: #5995A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#A66A5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A91A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F88A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Tritanopia#359B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.2 Teal · ΔE 17.7 Gray · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A46859

Analogous#59A48E, #596FA4

Triadic#A45995, #95A459

Split complementary#A4596F, #A48E59

Tetradic#8E59A4, #A46859, #70A459

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDE9EC

Lighter +30%#BCD4DA

Lighter +20%#9BBFC8

Lighter +10%#79AAB7

Darker −10%#477783

Darker −20%#355962

Darker −30%#233B41

Darker −40%#111D20

More saturated +25%#39A8C4

Less saturated −25%#798284

Channel breakdown

R89

G149

B164

Red89 (34.9%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)29.64%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 59 · G 95 · B A4

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