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Recognised as Colour

#5DBFE4

  • #5DBFE4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5DBFE4 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 191, 228 and HSL 196°, 71%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DBFE4#5DBFE4
HEX#5DBFE4
RGBrgb(93, 191, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.749, 0.8941
RGB percentages36.5%, 74.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(196.4, 71.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 59.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK59.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,143,972
CSS custom property--colour: #5DBFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#A2401B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBBE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ADE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#00CACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.1Light skyblue · ΔE 10Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.4Light blue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Cadetblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4825D
Analogous#5DE4C6, #5D7BE4
Triadic#E45DBF, #BFE45D
Split complementary#E45D7B, #E4C65D
Tetradic#C65DE4, #E4825D, #7BE45D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0F3FA
Lighter +20%#B4E2F3
Lighter +10%#89D0EB
Darker −10%#31AEDD
Darker −20%#1F91BC
Darker −30%#186F90
Darker −40%#114D64
More saturated +25%#45CAFC
Less saturated −25%#75B4CC

Channel breakdown

R93
G191
B228
Red93 (36.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue196.44°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G BF · B E4

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