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Recognised as Colour

#5B8FA6

  • #5B8FA6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#5B8FA6 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 143, 166 and HSL 198°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#5B8FA6#5B8FA6
HEX#5B8FA6
RGBrgb(91, 143, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.5608, 0.651
RGB percentages35.7%, 56.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(198.4, 29.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 45.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK45.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,000,550
CSS custom property--colour: #5B8FA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#A47059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838DA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7884A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3A9696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 11.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Gray · ΔE 21Teal · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6725B
Analogous#5BA697, #5B6AA6
Triadic#A65B8F, #8FA65B
Split complementary#A65B6A, #A6975B
Tetradic#975BA6, #A6725B, #6AA65B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE9EE
Lighter +30%#BED3DC
Lighter +20%#9DBCCA
Lighter +10%#7CA6B8
Darker −10%#487386
Darker −20%#375664
Darker −30%#253A43
Darker −40%#131E22
More saturated +25%#3B9BC6
Less saturated −25%#7B8386

Channel breakdown

R91
G143
B166
Red91 (35.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue198.4°
Saturation (HSL)29.64%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G 8F · B A6

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