Recognised as Colour

#5ACBE0

#5ACBE0
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#5ACBE0 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 203, 224 and HSL 189°, 68%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5ACBE0#5ACBE0

HEX#5ACBE0

RGBrgb(90, 203, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.7961, 0.8784

RGB percentages35.3%, 79.6%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(189.4, 68.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 59.8%, 87.8%)

CMYK59.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,950,432

CSS custom property--colour: #5ACBE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#A5341F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAC5E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6B6E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7 Light blue · ΔE 18.9 Powder blue · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E06F5A

Analogous#5AE0B2, #5A88E0

Triadic#E05ACB, #CBE05A

Split complementary#E05A88, #E0B25A

Tetradic#B25AE0, #E06F5A, #88E05A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DBF4F8

Lighter +20%#B0E6F0

Lighter +10%#85D9E8

Darker −10%#2FBDD8

Darker −20%#229CB2

Darker −30%#197688

Darker −40%#11515D

More saturated +25%#42DCF9

Less saturated −25%#73BAC8

Channel breakdown

R90

G203

B224

Red90 (35.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue189.4°

Saturation (HSL)68.37%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5A · G CB · B E0

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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