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Recognised as Colour

#5D9EB4

  • #5D9EB4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D9EB4 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 158, 180 and HSL 195°, 37%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5D9EB4#5D9EB4
HEX#5D9EB4
RGBrgb(93, 158, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6196, 0.7059
RGB percentages36.5%, 62%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(195.2, 36.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 48.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK48.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,476
CSS custom property--colour: #5D9EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#A2614B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8491B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#30A5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4735D
Analogous#5DB49F, #5D72B4
Triadic#B45D9E, #9EB45D
Split complementary#B45D72, #B49E5D
Tetradic#9F5DB4, #B4735D, #73B45D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F1F5
Lighter +30%#C6DDE4
Lighter +20%#A3C8D4
Lighter +10%#80B3C4
Darker −10%#468398
Darker −20%#366575
Darker −30%#264752
Darker −40%#16292F
More saturated +25%#3FADD2
Less saturated −25%#7B8F96

Channel breakdown

R93
G158
B180
Red93 (36.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue195.17°
Saturation (HSL)36.71%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 9E · B B4

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