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Recognised as Colour

#5DADD4

  • #5DADD4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5DADD4 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 173, 212 and HSL 200°, 58%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5DADD4#5DADD4
HEX#5DADD4
RGBrgb(93, 173, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.6784, 0.8314
RGB percentages36.5%, 67.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(199.7, 58%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 56.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK56.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,139,348
CSS custom property--colour: #5DADD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A2522B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AABD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#899ED3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4845D
Analogous#5DD4BF, #5D72D4
Triadic#D45DAD, #ADD45D
Split complementary#D45D72, #D4BF5D
Tetradic#BF5DD4, #D4845D, #72D45D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6EAF4
Lighter +20%#AED6E9
Lighter +10%#85C1DF
Darker −10%#3598C9
Darker −20%#2B7AA0
Darker −30%#205B78
Darker −40%#153D50
More saturated +25%#43B6EE
Less saturated −25%#77A4BA

Channel breakdown

R93
G173
B212
Red93 (36.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue199.66°
Saturation (HSL)58.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G AD · B D4

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