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Recognised as Colour

#5CD4EA

  • #5CD4EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5CD4EA is a cyan with RGB values 92, 212, 234 and HSL 189°, 77%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5CD4EA#5CD4EA
HEX#5CD4EA
RGBrgb(92, 212, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.8314, 0.9176
RGB percentages36.1%, 83.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(189.3, 77.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 60.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,083,818
CSS custom property--colour: #5CD4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#A32B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBDEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 19.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA725C
Analogous#5CEAB9, #5C8DEA
Triadic#EA5CD4, #D4EA5C
Split complementary#EA5C8D, #EAB95C
Tetradic#B95CEA, #EA725C, #8DEA5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F8FB
Lighter +20%#B6ECF6
Lighter +10%#89E0F0
Darker −10%#2FC8E4
Darker −20%#1AACC6
Darker −30%#148599
Darker −40%#0E5D6C
More saturated +25%#47E2FF
Less saturated −25%#73C4D3

Channel breakdown

R92
G212
B234
Red92 (36.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue189.3°
Saturation (HSL)77.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5C · G D4 · B EA

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