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Recognised as Colour

#5CA5BC

  • #5CA5BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CA5BC is a cyan with RGB values 92, 165, 188 and HSL 194°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5CA5BC#5CA5BC
HEX#5CA5BC
RGBrgb(92, 165, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6471, 0.7373
RGB percentages36.1%, 64.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(194.4, 41.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 51.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK51.1%, 12.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,071,740
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#A35A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A1BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8996BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#21ADACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC735C
Analogous#5CBCA3, #5C75BC
Triadic#BC5CA5, #A5BC5C
Split complementary#BC5C75, #BCA35C
Tetradic#A35CBC, #BC735C, #75BC5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5F7
Lighter +30%#C8E1E9
Lighter +20%#A4CDDA
Lighter +10%#80B9CB
Darker −10%#438BA2
Darker −20%#346C7E
Darker −30%#254D5A
Darker −40%#162E36
More saturated +25%#3FB4D9
Less saturated −25%#79969F

Channel breakdown

R92
G165
B188
Red92 (36.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue194.38°
Saturation (HSL)41.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A5 · B BC

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