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Colour

#5AA7CA

  • #5AA7CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5AA7CA is a cyan with RGB values 90, 167, 202 and HSL 199°, 51%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5AA7CA#5AA7CA
HEX#5AA7CA
RGBrgb(90, 167, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.6549, 0.7922
RGB percentages35.3%, 65.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(198.8, 51.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 55.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK55.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,941,194
CSS custom property--colour: #5AA7CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A55835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7D5A
Analogous#5ACAB5, #5A6FCA
Triadic#CA5AA7, #A7CA5A
Split complementary#CA5A6F, #CAB55A
Tetradic#B55ACA, #CA7D5A, #6FCA5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F9FC
Lighter +30%#CEE5EF
Lighter +20%#A7D0E3
Lighter +10%#81BCD6
Darker −10%#3B90B6
Darker −20%#2E7190
Darker −30%#225369
Darker −40%#153443
More saturated +25%#3FB1E5
Less saturated −25%#759DAF

Channel breakdown

R90
G167
B202
Red90 (35.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)51.38%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G A7 · B CA

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