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Recognised as Colour

#5CA6BD

  • #5CA6BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5CA6BD is a cyan with RGB values 92, 166, 189 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

#5CA6BD#5CA6BD
HEX#5CA6BD
RGBrgb(92, 166, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.651, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.1%, 65.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194.2, 42.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 51.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK51.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,071,997
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A35942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8997BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#20AEADno 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 text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dark cyan · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD735C
Analogous#5CBDA3, #5C76BD
Triadic#BD5CA6, #A6BD5C
Split complementary#BD5C76, #BDA35C
Tetradic#A35CBD, #BD735C, #76BD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5F8
Lighter +30%#C9E1E9
Lighter +20%#A5CEDA
Lighter +10%#80BACC
Darker −10%#428DA4
Darker −20%#346D7F
Darker −30%#254E5B
Darker −40%#162F37
More saturated +25%#3FB5DA
Less saturated −25%#7997A0

Channel breakdown

R92
G166
B189
Red92 (36.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.23°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A6 · B BD

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