Recognised as Colour

#5DCBDA

#5DCBDA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#5DCBDA is a cyan with RGB values 93, 203, 218 and HSL 187°, 63%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DCBDA#5DCBDA

HEX#5DCBDA

RGBrgb(93, 203, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7961, 0.8549

RGB percentages36.5%, 79.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(187.2, 62.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 57.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK57.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,147,034

CSS custom property--colour: #5DCBDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#A23425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCC4DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9B6DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00D3CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1 Powder blue · ΔE 18.7 Light blue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA6C5D

Analogous#5DDAAB, #5D8CDA

Triadic#DA5DCB, #CBDA5D

Split complementary#DA5D8C, #DAAB5D

Tetradic#AB5DDA, #DA6C5D, #8CDA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DAF3F6

Lighter +20%#B0E6ED

Lighter +10%#87D8E3

Darker −10%#33BED1

Darker −20%#279AAA

Darker −30%#1D7581

Darker −40%#144F57

More saturated +25%#44DEF3

Less saturated −25%#76B8C1

Channel breakdown

R93

G203

B218

Red93 (36.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue187.2°

Saturation (HSL)62.81%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G CB · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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