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Recognised as Colour

#5DA5BB

  • #5DA5BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5DA5BB is a cyan with RGB values 93, 165, 187 and HSL 194°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5DA5BB#5DA5BB
HEX#5DA5BB
RGBrgb(93, 165, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6471, 0.7333
RGB percentages36.5%, 64.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(194, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK50.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,137,275
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA5BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#A25A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A1BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8997BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#26ACACno 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 text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB735D
Analogous#5DBBA2, #5D76BB
Triadic#BB5DA5, #A5BB5D
Split complementary#BB5D76, #BBA25D
Tetradic#A25DBB, #BB735D, #76BB5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5F7
Lighter +30%#C9E1E8
Lighter +20%#A5CDD9
Lighter +10%#81B9CA
Darker −10%#448BA1
Darker −20%#356C7D
Darker −30%#264D59
Darker −40%#162E36
More saturated +25%#40B4D8
Less saturated −25%#7A969E

Channel breakdown

R93
G165
B187
Red93 (36.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue194.04°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A5 · B BB

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