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Colour

#5DA8CA

  • #5DA8CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5DA8CA is a cyan with RGB values 93, 168, 202 and HSL 199°, 51%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DA8CA#5DA8CA
HEX#5DA8CA
RGBrgb(93, 168, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6588, 0.7922
RGB percentages36.5%, 65.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(198.7, 50.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.7, 54%, 79.2%)
CMYK54%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,138,058
CSS custom property--colour: #5DA8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#A25735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A6CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#06B2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7F5D
Analogous#5DCAB6, #5D71CA
Triadic#CA5DA8, #A8CA5D
Split complementary#CA5D71, #CAB55D
Tetradic#B65DCA, #CA7F5D, #72CA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFC
Lighter +30%#D0E6F0
Lighter +20%#AAD1E3
Lighter +10%#83BDD7
Darker −10%#3C91B8
Darker −20%#307391
Darker −30%#23556B
Darker −40%#163645
More saturated +25%#42B2E5
Less saturated −25%#789EAF

Channel breakdown

R93
G168
B202
Red93 (36.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue198.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.7%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G A8 · B CA

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