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Recognised as Colour

#5ACFE2

  • #5ACFE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5ACFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 90, 207, 226 and HSL 188°, 70%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5ACFE2#5ACFE2
HEX#5ACFE2
RGBrgb(90, 207, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.8118, 0.8863
RGB percentages35.3%, 81.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(188.4, 70.1%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 60.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 8.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,951,458
CSS custom property--colour: #5ACFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#A5301D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC8E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB9E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26D5A
Analogous#5AE2B1, #5A8BE2
Triadic#E25ACF, #CFE25A
Split complementary#E25A8B, #E2B15A
Tetradic#B15AE2, #E26D5A, #8BE25A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF5F9
Lighter +20%#B1E8F1
Lighter +10%#85DCEA
Darker −10%#2FC2DA
Darker −20%#20A1B6
Darker −30%#187B8B
Darker −40%#11545F
More saturated +25%#42E0FA
Less saturated −25%#72BECA

Channel breakdown

R90
G207
B226
Red90 (35.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue188.38°
Saturation (HSL)70.1%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5A · G CF · B E2

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