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Recognised as Colour

#5D9FB9

  • #5D9FB9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5D9FB9 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 159, 185 and HSL 197°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5D9FB9#5D9FB9
HEX#5D9FB9
RGBrgb(93, 159, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6235, 0.7255
RGB percentages36.5%, 62.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(197, 39.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 49.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK49.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,135,737
CSS custom property--colour: #5D9FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A26046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#8392B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2BA7A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9775D
Analogous#5DB9A5, #5D71B9
Triadic#B95D9F, #9FB95D
Split complementary#B95D71, #B9A55D
Tetradic#A55DB9, #B9775D, #71B95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3F7
Lighter +30%#C8DEE7
Lighter +20%#A4C9D8
Lighter +10%#81B4C8
Darker −10%#44859F
Darker −20%#35677B
Darker −30%#264957
Darker −40%#162B34
More saturated +25%#40ACD6
Less saturated −25%#7A929C

Channel breakdown

R93
G159
B185
Red93 (36.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue196.96°
Saturation (HSL)39.66%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 9F · B B9

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