Recognised as Colour

#5DBFCD

#5DBFCD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#5DBFCD is a cyan with RGB values 93, 191, 205 and HSL 188°, 53%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DBFCD#5DBFCD

HEX#5DBFCD

RGBrgb(93, 191, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.749, 0.8039

RGB percentages36.5%, 74.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(187.5, 52.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 54.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK54.6%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,143,949

CSS custom property--colour: #5DBFCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#A24032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1B9CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0ACCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00C6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.1 Light blue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD6B5D

Analogous#5DCDA3, #5D87CD

Triadic#CD5DBF, #BFCD5D

Split complementary#CD5D87, #CDA35D

Tetradic#A35DCD, #CD6B5D, #87CD5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FDFD

Lighter +30%#D2EDF1

Lighter +20%#ABDEE5

Lighter +10%#84CED9

Darker −10%#3AACBD

Darker −20%#2E8996

Darker −30%#22656F

Darker −40%#164248

More saturated +25%#43D3E8

Less saturated −25%#78ABB3

Channel breakdown

R93

G191

B205

Red93 (36.5%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)52.83%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G BF · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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