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Recognised as Colour

#5AA3BB

  • #5AA3BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5AA3BB is a cyan with RGB values 90, 163, 187 and HSL 195°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5AA3BB#5AA3BB
HEX#5AA3BB
RGBrgb(90, 163, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6392, 0.7333
RGB percentages35.3%, 63.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(194.8, 41.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 51.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK51.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,940,155
CSS custom property--colour: #5AA3BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A55C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8695BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1CABABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB725A
Analogous#5ABBA3, #5A72BB
Triadic#BB5AA3, #A3BB5A
Split complementary#BB5A72, #BBA35A
Tetradic#A35ABB, #BB725A, #72BB5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4F7
Lighter +30%#C6DFE8
Lighter +20%#A2CBD9
Lighter +10%#7EB7CA
Darker −10%#4289A0
Darker −20%#336A7C
Darker −30%#244B58
Darker −40%#152C34
More saturated +25%#3DB2D8
Less saturated −25%#77949E

Channel breakdown

R90
G163
B187
Red90 (35.3%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue194.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.63%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G A3 · B BB

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