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Recognised as Colour

#5CA0BD

  • #5CA0BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CA0BD is a cyan with RGB values 92, 160, 189 and HSL 198°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CA0BD#5CA0BD
HEX#5CA0BD
RGBrgb(92, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.1%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(197.9, 42.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 51.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK51.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,070,461
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A35F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919DBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8393BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#23A8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD795C
Analogous#5CBDAA, #5C70BD
Triadic#BD5CA0, #A0BD5C
Split complementary#BD5C70, #BDA95C
Tetradic#AA5CBD, #BD795C, #70BD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5F8
Lighter +30%#C9DFE9
Lighter +20%#A5CADA
Lighter +10%#80B5CC
Darker −10%#4287A4
Darker −20%#34697F
Darker −30%#254B5B
Darker −40%#162D37
More saturated +25%#3FACDA
Less saturated −25%#7994A0

Channel breakdown

R92
G160
B189
Red92 (36.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue197.94°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A0 · B BD

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