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Colour

#5DC2E8

  • #5DC2E8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5DC2E8 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 194, 232 and HSL 196°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DC2E8#5DC2E8
HEX#5DC2E8
RGBrgb(93, 194, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7608, 0.9098
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(196.4, 75.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 59.9%, 91%)
CMYK59.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,144,744
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#A23D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.1Light skyblue · ΔE 9.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Powder blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8835D
Analogous#5DE8C9, #5D7CE8
Triadic#E85DC2, #C2E85D
Split complementary#E85D7C, #E8C95D
Tetradic#C95DE8, #E8835D, #7CE85D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F4FB
Lighter +20%#B6E4F5
Lighter +10%#8AD3EE
Darker −10%#30B1E2
Darker −20%#1C95C3
Darker −30%#157397
Darker −40%#0F516A
More saturated +25%#46CCFF
Less saturated −25%#74B8D1

Channel breakdown

R93
G194
B232
Red93 (36.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue196.4°
Saturation (HSL)75.14%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G C2 · B E8

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