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Recognised as Colour

#5CA6C4

  • #5CA6C4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5CA6C4 is a cyan with RGB values 92, 166, 196 and HSL 197°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5CA6C4#5CA6C4
HEX#5CA6C4
RGBrgb(92, 166, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.651, 0.7686
RGB percentages36.1%, 65.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(197.3, 46.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 53.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK53.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,072,004
CSS custom property--colour: #5CA6C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A3593B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A3C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8798C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#13AFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C47A5C
Analogous#5CC4AE, #5C72C4
Triadic#C45CA6, #A6C45C
Split complementary#C45C72, #C4AE5C
Tetradic#AE5CC4, #C47A5C, #72C45C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8FA
Lighter +30%#CCE3ED
Lighter +20%#A7CFDF
Lighter +10%#81BAD2
Darker −10%#3F8EAE
Darker −20%#316F89
Darker −30%#245163
Darker −40%#16323E
More saturated +25%#40B2E0
Less saturated −25%#789AA8

Channel breakdown

R92
G166
B196
Red92 (36.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue197.31°
Saturation (HSL)46.85%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G A6 · B C4

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