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Recognised as Colour

#5CBDCB

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

#5CBDCB is a cyan with RGB values 92, 189, 203 and HSL 188°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5CBDCB#5CBDCB
HEX#5CBDCB
RGBrgb(92, 189, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.7412, 0.7961
RGB percentages36.1%, 74.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(187.6, 51.6%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 54.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK54.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,077,899
CSS custom property--colour: #5CBDCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#A34234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6A5C
Analogous#5CCBA1, #5C86CB
Triadic#CB5CBD, #BDCB5C
Split complementary#CB5C86, #CBA15C
Tetradic#A15CCB, #CB6A5C, #86CB5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFC
Lighter +30%#D0ECF0
Lighter +20%#A9DCE4
Lighter +10%#83CDD7
Darker −10%#3BA9B9
Darker −20%#2F8692
Darker −30%#22626C
Darker −40%#163F45
More saturated +25%#41D1E6
Less saturated −25%#77A9B0

Channel breakdown

R92
G189
B203
Red92 (36.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue187.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.63%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G BD · B CB

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