Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#5BBCE2

  • #5BBCE2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5BBCE2 is a cyan with RGB values 91, 188, 226 and HSL 197°, 70%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5BBCE2#5BBCE2
HEX#5BBCE2
RGBrgb(91, 188, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.7373, 0.8863
RGB percentages35.7%, 73.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(196.9, 69.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 59.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK59.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,012,130
CSS custom property--colour: #5BBCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#A4431D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B9E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#94AAE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.9Light skyblue · ΔE 10.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 15Light blue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Cadetblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2815B
Analogous#5BE2C5, #5B78E2
Triadic#E25BBC, #BCE25B
Split complementary#E25B78, #E2C55B
Tetradic#C55BE2, #E2815B, #78E25B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF1F9
Lighter +20%#B2DFF1
Lighter +10%#86CEEA
Darker −10%#30AADA
Darker −20%#208CB7
Darker −30%#196B8B
Darker −40%#114A60
More saturated +25%#43C7FA
Less saturated −25%#73B1CA

Channel breakdown

R91
G188
B226
Red91 (35.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue196.89°
Saturation (HSL)69.95%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5B · G BC · B E2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “5bbce2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.