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Recognised as Colour

#5CA2BE

  • #5CA2BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CA2BE is a cyan with RGB values 92, 162, 190 and HSL 197°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CA2BE#5CA2BE
HEX#5CA2BE
RGBrgb(92, 162, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6353, 0.7451
RGB percentages36.1%, 63.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(197.1, 43%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 51.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK51.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,070,974
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A35D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8594BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#20AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE785C
Analogous#5CBEA9, #5C71BE
Triadic#BE5CA2, #A2BE5C
Split complementary#BE5C71, #BEA95C
Tetradic#A95CBE, #BE785C, #71BE5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5F8
Lighter +30%#C9E0EA
Lighter +20%#A5CCDB
Lighter +10%#80B7CD
Darker −10%#4289A5
Darker −20%#336B81
Darker −30%#254C5C
Darker −40%#162E38
More saturated +25%#40AEDB
Less saturated −25%#7996A2

Channel breakdown

R92
G162
B190
Red92 (36.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A2 · B BE

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