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Recognised as Colour

#5CAFE6

  • #5CAFE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#5CAFE6 is a blue with RGB values 92, 175, 230 and HSL 204°, 73%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#5CAFE6#5CAFE6
HEX#5CAFE6
RGBrgb(92, 175, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.6863, 0.902
RGB percentages36.1%, 68.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(203.9, 73.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 60%, 90.2%)
CMYK60%, 23.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,074,342
CSS custom property--colour: #5CAFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A35019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96AFE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Sky blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6935C
Analogous#5CE6D8, #5C6AE6
Triadic#E65CAF, #AFE65C
Split complementary#E65C6A, #E6D85C
Tetradic#D85CE6, #E6935C, #6AE65C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F0FA
Lighter +20%#B4DAF4
Lighter +10%#88C5ED
Darker −10%#3099DF
Darker −20%#1D7EBF
Darker −30%#166193
Darker −40%#104466
More saturated +25%#45B4FE
Less saturated −25%#73AACF

Channel breakdown

R92
G175
B230
Red92 (36.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue203.91°
Saturation (HSL)73.4%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G AF · B E6

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