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Recognised as Colour

#5DC4D8

  • #5DC4D8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5DC4D8 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 196, 216 and HSL 190°, 61%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DC4D8#5DC4D8
HEX#5DC4D8
RGBrgb(93, 196, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7686, 0.8471
RGB percentages36.5%, 76.9%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(189.8, 61.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 56.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,145,240
CSS custom property--colour: #5DC4D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 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#B0B0B0
Inverted#A23B27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BED9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B0D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 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 10.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8715D
Analogous#5DD8AF, #5D86D8
Triadic#D85DC4, #C4D85D
Split complementary#D85D87, #D8AE5D
Tetradic#AE5DD8, #D8715D, #86D85D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F1F6
Lighter +20%#AFE2EC
Lighter +10%#86D3E2
Darker −10%#34B5CE
Darker −20%#2892A7
Darker −30%#1E6E7E
Darker −40%#144A55
More saturated +25%#44D5F1
Less saturated −25%#76B3BF

Channel breakdown

R93
G196
B216
Red93 (36.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue189.76°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G C4 · B D8

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